Day 3- The Birth of Christ Was As Follows
Short Version
After a long list of lineage of the genealogy of Jesus Matthew gets into verse eighteen of Matthew chapter one telling is that Mary and Joseph were betrothed, but before they were married or had ever had sexual relations, Mary became pregnant with a child from the Holy Spirit.
Matthew is telling us at the get go that Jesus was born of an immaculate conception. He is also revealing the hearts and lives of who Mary and Joseph truly were as people. The were integral people with hearts after God.
Could you imagine Mary having to explain this to Joseph? Out a lone anyone else. She would have probably been frightened, perplexed and perhaps even embarrassed. Nonetheless, they had to trust one another and most of all, they had to trust God.
3 Key Take Aways:
- You can trust God’s plan, even when it doesn’t make sense.
- God’s plan will always include the most unlikely candidates.
- The plan that God purposes will come to pass if we are obedient and take Him at His word.
