let's remember the real reason for Christmas...
Christ’s Birth Announced to Mary
26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!”[c]
29 But when she saw him,[d] she was troubled at his saying, and considered what manner of greeting this was. 30 Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name JESUS. 32 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. 33 And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.”
34 Then Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I do not know a man?”
35 And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God. 36 Now indeed, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren. 37 For with God nothing will be impossible.”
38 Then Mary said, “Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.
About Me
- michelle
- I am saved, I am weird, I am tattooed, I am a Jesus freak, I am a mom, I am a sister, I am an aunt, I am a daughter, I am an operating room nurse... but mostly I am saved 8-)
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I was sitting on the front porch last night before bed, saying my prayers and watching the cars zoom by on the busy highway we live on. The snow was blowing cruelly around them with winds above 20 mph. And as I sat relatively shielded from their stinging touch, I began to thank God for all my blessings.
With temperatures hovering around 15 degrees and wind chills below 0, the first thing that I was reminded of was the fact that I had a warm house and a soft bed to lay may body down. So after I thanked Him for that, I prayed that those who were homeless would find shelter and be able to be warm and safe.
I am amazed at all the blessings I have, but when the weather is especially brutal, the fact that I have a home when so many don't, just seems to make the top of the list for my "thank you's" to Him. It also reminds me that a couple of thousand years ago, a man and his new wife were desperately searching for shelter, not just for a place to lay their heads and rest their tired bodies, but they needed somewhere to deliver a baby!
Imagine their feelings and emotions. Joy, fear, frustration, anticipation, anxiety, fatigue. They were probably dirty from the journey and Mary might have already started having contractions. Joe must have been really distraught at not being able to find a room.
Here's a man with a pregnant wife about to deliver a child at any minute. Not just any child either! The Saviour of the world! Joe knew it, but he couldn't even say anything to anybody about it. Surely someone would have given up their room or taken them in if they knew the long awaited Messiah was about to be born. But if he did, he knew their child might be killed, and them too. You know he was just about to explode with the news, but he had to keep it quiet.
Finally they were forced to settle for a barn. A smelly barn. With cows and sheep and chickens and probably a camel or two looking on. I can only imagine his thoughts at the time..."we're having a baby, the long expected Saviour of the whole world, and He has to be born in a barn?"..."argggh, if only I could say something, we'd have the best room in town"!
I only wonder if I could have kept my mouth shut, knowing what he knew. It sure would have been hard. But, as usual, God knew what He was doing and the lessons for humankind that came out of this situation alone could fill volumes.
I love Him and I'm truly thankful that He loves me.
Thank you Father for loving me and giving me a way out. Thank you that I was born when I was and where I was; that I was fortunate enough to hear about your Son, my Saviour; that my sins are forgiven; and that I am destined for an eternal Home, full of happiness and joy, not a smelly, noisy stable! Hallelujah!
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