THE BIRTH OF JESUS

I have been pondering on the mystery of the birth of Jesus...

I read this Luke 1:26

the angel Gabriel was sent by God

( to Mary Gabriel said )

Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.

Now listen: You will concieve and give birth to a son

and you will call his name JESUS

He will be great

and will be called the Son of the Most High,

and the Lord God will give Him the throne of

His father David.

He will reign over the house of Jacob forever,

and his kingdom will have no end.

( Why is ...David His father?

What does it mean to reign over the house of Jacob? )



Who is Jesus?


Let the answer come from the Word

For the Word comes from God


Mark 14 : 60

Again the high priest questioned Him,

Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?

"I am," said Jesus, " and all of you will see

"the Son of man seated at the right hand" of the Power

and coming with the clouds of heaven.



Luke 2: 21

He was called JESUS - the name given by the angel before He was conceieved.



The heavenly nature of the birth of Jesus speaks of the mystery of God

coming down to reach us.

Where there is God there is beauty and something we cannot fully grasp.

Yet we know....

Knowing God is not the same as knowing how to express Him..

For sure we cant express Him

Yet we are called to walk closer and closer

And we obey

Washed and afloat in the Spirit