Father’s Day (from Bro Leroy) – “the Lord has given me a Word that I’m excited to bring. We will also be giving all the men a special gift.”
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You mentioned joy. Explain what you mean.
“Most people, when they think of Jesus, think about his strong teachings or his miracles or maybe even his death. But when I think of him, my mind goes back to this time, right after he was born. He had just awakened, I was holding him and he was looking around. Very alert. And he looked up at me and with his little fingers grabbed my finger. They say babies that young don’t smile, but he smiled, as if to say, “I’m glad to be here.” You know, Mary witnessed his death, and Peter felt his forgiveness on the beach after the denial. Thomas touched the scars in his hands, and John even saw a vision of him coming back as King. But I held that baby before all that. And that’s something I’ll never forget.”
from “interview” with Joseph, the father of Jesus,
taken from the NIV Men’s Devotional Bible (Zondervan, 2012)
Joseph, The Father Of Jesus