First Presbyterian Church of Evanston Sermon of the Week
Joseph: Radical Obedience (Matthew 1:18-25, 2:13-15)
The word decide or decision means to cut off or to kill. Making a decision leads one into making a choice that closes off other options. Joseph had to make a decision between socially acceptable norms (quietly divorcing his pregnant betrothed) and radically obeying God’s will and risking the shame from his culture.