God sees you…
Now when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the young Child’s life are dead.” Then he arose, took the young Child and His mother, and came into the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea instead of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And being warned by God in a dream, he turned aside into the region of Galilee. And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, “He shall be called a Nazarene.”
Matthew 2:19-23 NKJV
God’s timing is perfect. After living as refugees in Egypt, Joseph, Mary, and Jesus were safe and allowed to return home. This passage suggests that Joseph may have tried to return to Bethlehem or somewhere nearby in Judea, but the ruler in the region may have been a threat to little Jesus.
Joseph was a good father and moved his small family back to Nazareth. What might have seemed random to Joseph was another part of God’s plan: The Messiah would grown up in Nazareth. The Messiah had to fulfill this prophecy, like so many other prophecies, and only Jesus fulfilled them all.
A young child has no choice where he lives—mom and dad decide where home will be. But God placed His Son exactly where He was supposed to be. We don’t always know if events in our lives are random or if God’s plans for us are coming together at just the right time.
Even when we’re puzzled, we can trust that God sees us and knows exactly where we are.