“Prophecy Fulfilled” Day 3
Good morning, I hope that you took time yesterday to think about how incredible the conception of the birth of Jesus was. Let’s take a moment to read yesterday’s verse again.
Matthew 1:18-23
This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit. 19 Joseph, to whom she was engaged, was a righteous man and did not want to disgrace her publicly, so he decided to break the engagement quietly.
20 As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit. 21 And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” 22 All of this occurred to fulfill the Lord’s message through his prophet: 23 “Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.’”
In today’s scripture we read about the actual birth of Christ.
Luke 2:11-14
The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David! 12 And you will recognize him by this sign: You will find a baby wrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a manger.” 13 Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—praising God and saying,
14 “Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.”
Most of us know these stories well, unfortunately we may know them to well. We have heard them over and over again as we listen to Christmas songs, we watch performances, and listen to countless Christmas messages. It is easy to simply say, “I know this story.” We begin to lose the wonder and awe of the love and miracles of God.
Remember the time of Mary’s pregnancy the Spirit of God was not yet given. Therefore when both Joseph and Mary were told that she would become pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit. This would take incredible faith to believe. The fact that God would even choose them would be difficult to believe and would produce multiply questions. I can’t even begin to imagine how Mary would convince her father she was pregnant and still a virgin. My friends, this should encourage us that God can do ANYTHING and when He says something it will happen!
Jesus was born in Bethlehem just as God said it would happen. He was not born in a castle or a great house of privilege. He is the King of all Kings and yet He was born in a barn. He was Lord of all lords but He was not surrounded by royalty. The first ones to come and see Jesus were the shepherds, common and simple people. By Jesus’s humble birth God was revealing to all people they were welcomed in His presence.
The angels then proclaimed, glory to God in the highest! The birth of Jesus was for the Lord’s glory! When we come and trust in Jesus we too are glorifying our Father in heaven. Do not forget the love, mercy and miracles that God extended to us as Jesus came to this earth. That one pure act of love changed history FOREVER! Today you have the opportunity to come and worship the King, Savior and Messiah of the world, Jesus Christ! Don’t get so busy and distracted that you miss this miraculous opportunity!
Let us come together and adore Him!
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