In Matthew 1:18-25- Joseph who was engaged to Mary had a dream in which an angel told him what was going to happen.
Matthew 1:20-22 (ESV) 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. 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: Then Joseph got the message in a dream and it must have been a very vivid dream.
0 Comments
Jesus fulfilled these prophecies This was a face-to-face encounter with Gabriel.
In Luke 1:26-38- Gabriel came to Mary and told her exactly what God was going to do. Luke 1:31-33 (ESV) 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.” As God opens up His word to us, He shows us amazing things.
Amazing things about His creation ; His character; His behavior; And yet there is still mystery to God. We do not have full understanding of Him nor His ways. But we can get a better image of God through Jesus Christ. So I want us to “ look unto Jesus.” Jesus birth was prophesied long before He was born. Isaiah 7:14 says,” Behold , the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.” Isaiah 9:6 says,” For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Prince of Peace.” These are just two of many in the Old Testament. This is from A.W. Tozer:” There are Christians who grow up and have no desire fro anything spiritually advanced. They are preoccupied with just elementary lessons. The average church is a school with only one grade and that is the first grade. And most never expect to go beyond the first grade or they don’t want to hear a man very long who wants to take them beyond that. If their pastor insists they do their homework and get ready for the next grade, they begin to pray that the Lord will call “our dear brother’ somewhere else…
All he is trying to do is prepare them for another grade and the first grade is where you are going to remain. How long have you been in the first grade? One year- ten years- fifteen years- twenty years or more? The Prayer Teacher
Romans 8:26-27 (ESV) 26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. IllusThe other morning in my prayer time I was praying for someone and all of a sudden I did not know how to pray for that person. I just pause and said,” You know Father.” The Holy Spirit took it from there. Jude 1:20 (ESV) But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, |
What we Learned on Sunday? Insights, ideas and InspirationWritten by Pastor Chris Hudson Archives
April 2024
Categories |