Matthew 1:23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
Because HE came my soul now has a home. I love Emmanuel more today than ever
before. He is my reason for living. He is my reason for giving. He is the King of all kings. Nobody can hold a light to Him, He is the
light of the world! A baby really did
change everything!
I can’t help but wonder how it really must have been for
Mary. How scared she and Joseph must
have been…
We seem to over-look the human-ness of the story most of the
time. We don’t really think about what
life must really have been like for them through this life-changing
experience. Scholars say Mary was
probably only 14 years of age. She was
unwed and a teen. What?! Scandal.
I’m sure being pregnant with Jesus was the biggest trial of her
life, but was also the biggest blessing of her life. She most assurredly withstood a
lot of ridicule. Yet, she was willing to
be a servant of God anyway. Joseph was
too!
Our human mind says, "what a strange way to save the world", yet our heart tells us, "God can do anything! "
He could have chosen to appear with out going this route, but He chose
Mary…and Joseph…and allowed them a far more exceeding eternal weight of
glory. And we all got benefited!
What would you do if an angel came to your bedside and said
you were pregnant when you know you hadn’t done anything to get that
way??! Talk about having to get over
what people say about ya! Mary and
Joseph sure must have!
There is a song out now called, “Joseph”. Jason Crabb sings it. If you ever get the chance to listen…listen to
the words of this song! Also, Mark Lowry
penned words so well when he co-wrote the song “Mary did you know”. I encourage you to listen to it as well.
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