Matt
1:18-25 (ESV) Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his
mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was
found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. 19 And her husband Joseph, being a
just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. 20
But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him
in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as
your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She
will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people
from their sins." 22 All this took
place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:
23 "Behold, the virgin shall conceive and
bear a son,
and
they shall call his name Immanuel"
(which
means, God with us). 24 When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the
Lord commanded him: he took his wife, 25 but knew her not until she had given
birth to a son. And he called his name Jesus.
NOTE: I know for a
fact that none of us can comprehend the incarnation. We can believe it; we can
verbalize it; but, we can't comprehend it. How does God become man? How does
the infinite, eternal, unseen one become finite, localized, and seen? I can't begin
to answer that question. I know that somehow God limited himself so that we
could see and touch him. Only one generation was able to see God personally as
Jesus, but his life is recorded in four gospels and 62 other books describe him
in a less direct manner. We are without excuse if we say we do not know
anything about him or if we say that he did not give enough evidence. The
latter is an excuse devoid of logic and reasoning. The evidence is there, but
mankind refuses to believe the incarnation. They refuse to believe that the
records are an accurate recording of his life. But they really have no evidence
to make such a claim. It is wishful thinking on their part. It is their own
personal religion, "A Disbelief in God," which they put their faith
in for their life. Their faith does not have any evidence, although they fool
themselves into thinking it exists, because to dig too deep might upset their
apple cart. But God is with us, and he (at least) once physically walked the
earth. For those who put their faith in him as their savior, he lives within
our hearts. And he is truly with us, every moment of every day.
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