Matthew 1:18-21 (AMP)
Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place under
these circumstances: When His mother Mary had been promised in marriage to
Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be pregnant [through the
power] of the Holy Spirit. And her [promised] husband Joseph, being a just and
upright man and not willing to expose her publicly and to shame and disgrace
her, decided to repudiate and dismiss (divorce) her quietly and secretly. But
as he was thinking this over, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a
dream, saying, Joseph, descendant of David, do not be afraid to take Mary [as]
your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of (from, out of) the Holy
Spirit. She will bear a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus [the Greek form
of the Hebrew Joshua, which means Savior], for He will save His people from
their sins [that is, prevent them from failing and missing the true end and
scope of life, which is God].
Beloved, Jesus void Himself of all
and come to save us from missing the mark (sin). He is thrice holy. In Him
there was no sin (1 John 3:5), He knew no sin (2 cor 5:21) and He did no sin (1
peter 2:22). God look through the earth and find no one perfect and Jesus, offered
Himself to come and die for our sins. (Heb 4) He is our wonderful savior,
without Him, no one can go to God, but because of His sacrifice, we have access
to the holy place and we call God our Father.
John 1:14 (AMP)
And the Word (Christ) became flesh (human, incarnate) and tabernacled
(fixed His tent of flesh, lived awhile) among us; and we [actually] saw His
glory (His honor, His majesty), such glory as an only begotten son receives
from his father, full of grace (favor, loving-kindness) and truth..
Beloveds, Jesus did not just come and dwell with us, He tabernacled with
us. He will never leave nor forsake us. In the beginning He was with God and
for the sake of us, He left heaven and came to earth for us. How loving is our savior Jesus.
Luke 2:8-16 (AMP)
And in that vicinity there were shepherds living [out under the open
sky] in the field, watching [in shifts] over their flock by night. And behold,
an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord flashed and shone
all about them, and they were terribly frightened. But the angel said to them,
Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which will
come to all the people. For to you is born this day in the town of David a
Savior, Who is Christ (the Messiah) the Lord! And this will be a sign for you
[by which you will recognize Him]: you will find [after searching] a Baby
wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger. Then suddenly there
appeared with the angel an army of the troops of heaven (a heavenly
knighthood), praising God and saying, Glory to God in the highest [heaven], and
on earth peace among men with whom He is well pleased [men of goodwill, of His
favor]. When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one
to another, Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing (saying) that has
come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us. So they went with haste and
[by searching] found Mary and Joseph, and the Baby lying in a manger.
God the son was born into this world, without a place to stay. He was born into
a manger, a symbol of His death. A manger is a place where the animals feed on.
Feed on His finished work at the cross and His righteousness that was given to
us.
Isaiah 9:6 (AMP)
For to us a Child is born, to us a Son is given (Nathan); and the
government shall be upon His shoulder, and His name shall be called Wonderful
Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father [of Eternity], Prince of Peace.
Philippians 2:8-10 (AMP)
And after He had appeared in human form, He abased and humbled Himself
[still further] and carried His obedience to the extreme of death, even the
death of the cross! Therefore [because He stooped so low] God has highly
exalted Him and has freely bestowed (charizomai) on Him the name
that is above every name, That in (at) the name of Jesus every knee should
(must) bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
Beloved, the Hebrew word for the given in Isa 9:6 is Nathan, which can mean bestow also. God the Father, loves us
so much, that He bestow His son to us when we were yet sinners. Jesus is a
wonderful counsellor, whatever problem you have, go to Him, He will be there.
As Ps. Lian has explained in the service last Sunday, freely bestowed in
the Greek in charizomai, which can means give in
grace. God the Father was so please with Jesus finished work on the cross that
He gave the name upon all names to Jesus and every knee must bow to that name.
Does your sickness has a name or your problem has a name? Declare that Jesus is
King over your problem and it would bow to Jesus.
Matthew 1:23 (AMP)
Behold, the virgin shall become pregnant and give birth to a Son, and
they shall call His name Emmanuel—which, when translated, means, God with us.
Emmanuel, God with us. Beloved, God will never by any means leave us. He
came as a man and dwell with us. According to the Thayer's Greek Lexicon,
Jesus was God united with man, and showed that God was dwelling with man.
James 1:17 (AMP)
Every good gift and every perfect (free, large, full) gift is from
above; it comes down from the Father of all [that gives] light, in [the shining
of] Whom there can be no variation [rising or setting] or shadow cast by His
turning [as in an eclipse].
Christmas is a season of giving. Let us remember to thank God always
that for His perfect gift that He gave to us. In everything, give thanks to the
Lord. =D
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Holy Night – Josh Groban
