Who Is This?
John is an RVchurchesUSA Ambassador and author of It's Never Too Late Over the next few weeks we will consider the question that was asked about Jesus Christ. It is the most important question ever asked about any individual. It is a question each of us must answer.
First let’s consider “Who Is This Baby Jesus?” Who is this Baby
whose birthday has been celebrated for over two thousand years? Luke 1:26-28 reveals that He was no ordinary baby like those being born to married Jewish women. Mary, the mother of this Baby, was a virgin only engaged to Joseph who was of the lineage of David.
According to Matthew chapter 1, Joseph being a righteous man was shocked with the news that Mary was soon to bear a child. His human reaction was at first to divorce her. Only after he was visited by an angel did he determine to take Mary as his wife (Matthew 1:18-21). Fear also struck the heart of Mary as she heard the voice of the angel Gabriel. His words troubled her as she pondered his message. “How will this be,” she inquired of Gabriel, “since I am a virgin” (Luke 1:34).
Just who is this Baby laid in a manger—a most unlikely bed for “the Son of the most high” (Luke 1:32). Although she did not fully understand her mission in God’s plan for man’s salvation, Mary submitted to being the Lord’s servant and doing His will (Luke 1:38).
Who is this Baby so important to the world that God chose to announce His birth to shepherds with a chorus of angels and provide specific directions to His birthplace?
In an effort to answer that question, it would seem that the most accurate information could be obtained from the mother of the Baby. When a newborn is found abandoned, every effort is made to find the mother in order to verify its heritage, ancestry, and name. Any other source of information could be erroneous, hearsay, or speculative.
Mary the mother of this Baby knew who He was. The shepherds found everything to be as the angles told them. As they told their story “all who heard it were amazed” (Luke 2:18). Mary knew. Luke 2:19 says, “Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart” (Luke 2:19). Listen to Mary’s song of praise to God in Luke 1:46-55 as she recalled the words of Gabriel: “the holy one to be born, will be called the Son of God.”
Will you believe that God loved you so much that He sent His Son to this earth for you? He did—even if you choose not to believe it. The choice is yours!
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