Matthew 1:18-25 18) This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. 19) Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. 20) But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21) She will give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name of Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins. 22) All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 23) "The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son and they will call Him Immanuel" (which means ("God with us"). 24) When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary she gave birth to a son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.home as his wife. 25) But he had no union with her until Can you imagine being pregnant by divine grace! I surely can not, but what a universal blessing to have been given. You know it is impossible for any women today to give birth without some sort of sexual process. Whether it is through intimacy or in a peachtree dish, there is something that has to take process first to produce fertilization, making it possible for a female to conceive. Many people think that this is just a story, a myth if you will, because the unbeliever can not see that a mighty God who created the earth was powerful enough to have a Son through a virgin birth. Yet, God is the only power to be able to conceive Jesus through the Holy Spirit within a female womb. No lie is in truth and God is truth, so as Christians then, we must not deny that our Messiah is Jesus. Many people today who believe otherwise are living a lie. Isaiah and Micah are books inspired by the Holy Spirit. They tell about a child being born of a virgin women and being called Immanuel. (Isaiah 9:6) There are many places in the holy bible that you can reference many direct or indirect prophesizes of the birth of Jesus. What a beautif\ul mystery we have bestowed upon us, that now we can clearly say yes, we hold the truth which is Jesus. Joseph was aware that Mary's pregnancy could cause her death. It was not unusual in that time for a female to be stoned to death for this type of situation. Mary and Joseph had a job to do. They had the Holy Spirit to guide them, to watch over them, while they dept the Messiah safe. So why was Jesus born any way? His name "Jesus" means, "the One who will save His people from their sins." The special name He has shows us that He was born with a purpose. How miraculous thta God has everything covered, from the beginning of the world, through this birth and into eternal life. He has this all laid out for you in the bible. In Gods design plan, He planned for our salvation through His Son, born of Mary, a sacrifice on the cross at Calvary. He planned this before creation. The birth of Jesus Christ was made known some 700 yars prior to His arrival. You see, the prophecy was already establilished. Only God can pull miracles like this one off. No one in human nature has this type of glorious power.Jesus is our propitiation which in the Greek means, God's wrath against man is appeased on account of the death of Christ for our sins. He becomes our sacrifice. In removing the dissatisfaction of God with man, He is Hilasmos in the Greek, which comes to us through Gods reverent love and His mercy and righteousness. This baby Jesus is the property owner of our souls. He is the only heir to the Father, our grown propitiator and beloved to the Father. Joseph was made aware of this and abided by the Holy Spirit. Make no mistake about it, There Is A GOD! God bless Deaconess Barb.
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