This message reflects on the Christmas story through the lives of Mary and Joseph, emphasizing seasons of waiting, expectation, and faithful stewardship. Drawing from personal experience, it highlights how Mary and Joseph—young, ordinary, and placed in scandalous and humble circumstances—were entrusted with carrying and protecting the message of Jesus Christ. Through angelic announcements, fulfilled prophecy, and Jesus’ lowly birth in an honor-shame culture, the story reveals God’s plan to bring salvation to all people. Mary treasures God’s promises from the manger to the cross and beyond, while Joseph models discernment and humility through quiet obedience and sacrificial faithfulness. Together, their lives demonstrate sacrifice, stewardship, humility, and trust, reminding believers that Christmas calls us not just to celebrate Jesus’ arrival, but to faithfully carry His message with obedience and surrender.
