The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means 'God with us".
That is THE most profound prediction in the bible. The virgin, which was Mary, gave birth to a son, which was Jesus, and they (us who believe in Jesus as Savior and Lord) will call him, God.
Do you hear the rubber of the road of faith screeching across the pavement of your understanding of who the baby is in the manger?
Growing up, we had a wooden creche with various statues of the nativity scene. We would line up Mary, Joseph, the 3 wise guys (aka Magi), various desert animals and play hide and seek with Jesus in the manger. Fond memories. But, NEVER did I consider that the baby in the manger as GOD himself. He was a baby!
And yet, when the real baby lie in a manger over 2000 years ago, the Magi from the East knew to bow down and worship him when they saw the child with his mother Mary. In fact, they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, incense and myrrh. How did they know?
Tradition has many explanations, but the bible says they traveled to Jerusalem because they saw an unusual star from the east that would represent the birth of the King of the Jews. They were students of the bible and they studied the stars. Putting things together, when seeing the star, they set out on a journey with confidence for Whom they were searching. They believed the word of God with the signs that accompanied it to point them to the Truth.
This season, when you glance at the baby in the manger, consider what you know of Him from the Bible and if you have chosen to worship Him. Wise men still seek Him.
References: Isaiah 7:14, 9:6; Jeremiah 23:5, Numbers 24:17, Micah 5:2, Matthew 1:23 - 2:12
That is THE most profound prediction in the bible. The virgin, which was Mary, gave birth to a son, which was Jesus, and they (us who believe in Jesus as Savior and Lord) will call him, God.
Do you hear the rubber of the road of faith screeching across the pavement of your understanding of who the baby is in the manger?
Growing up, we had a wooden creche with various statues of the nativity scene. We would line up Mary, Joseph, the 3 wise guys (aka Magi), various desert animals and play hide and seek with Jesus in the manger. Fond memories. But, NEVER did I consider that the baby in the manger as GOD himself. He was a baby!
And yet, when the real baby lie in a manger over 2000 years ago, the Magi from the East knew to bow down and worship him when they saw the child with his mother Mary. In fact, they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, incense and myrrh. How did they know?
Tradition has many explanations, but the bible says they traveled to Jerusalem because they saw an unusual star from the east that would represent the birth of the King of the Jews. They were students of the bible and they studied the stars. Putting things together, when seeing the star, they set out on a journey with confidence for Whom they were searching. They believed the word of God with the signs that accompanied it to point them to the Truth.
This season, when you glance at the baby in the manger, consider what you know of Him from the Bible and if you have chosen to worship Him. Wise men still seek Him.
References: Isaiah 7:14, 9:6; Jeremiah 23:5, Numbers 24:17, Micah 5:2, Matthew 1:23 - 2:12
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