Proclamation:
“… God sent the angel
Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a
man named Joseph, a descendant of David.
The virgin’s name was Mary. The
angel went to her and said, ‘Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you … You will conceive and
give birth to a Son, and you are to call Him Jesus. He will be great and will be called The Son
of The Most High’ ... ‘How will this be, Mary asked the angel, ‘since I am a
virgin?’ The angel answered, ‘The Holy
Spirit will come on you, and the power of The Most High will overshadow
you. So The Holy One to be born will be
called The Son of God.’” Luke 1:26-38
(NIV)
Explanation:
These
words were recorded under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God by Luke, the
physician and frequent traveling companion of the Apostle Paul. Luke’s account of the birth of Christ had
been passed down to him by those who were the eyewitnesses to the events. (Luke
1:1-4)
Application:
This is what came to pass before
and with the birth of Christ. (Luke 2:11)
This is what we are commemorating as we celebrate Christmas. For a more complete
account of the events surrounding the birth of Christ, one must read Matthew
1:18 to 2:21 and Luke 1:26 to 2:40. The
holiday which we call Christmas is a holy
day and it means so much more to us than what most of the world celebrates. Let us, as believers, celebrate the real
reason for Christmas and let's share the real story behind the celebration. For God was, and is, and will always be with
us. All hail Immanuel!!!
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