OK so now we have Elisabeth and Zach expecting a son named John.
Now let's fast forward six months. There was this guy named Joseph who was a one of King David's great...great grand kids. He was engaged to marry this girl named Mary. Now Mary had never had sex with anyone so she wasn't pregnant. How do we know this? Well that's what the bible says so I guess I just believe it. One day while Mary was hanging out and I assume she is working on wedding plans or something, this angel appears to her. I know this didn't happen this way but I imaging Mary getting wedding invitations ready, talking to the florist, lining out the church, getting her dress ready and working on the wedding cake. All of the sudden out of thin air, an angel appears to her and says, "Greetings Mary, you are highly regarded by God and as a matter of fact He is with you."
So of course Mary does what we all would probably do, she instantly freaks out. She is really afraid of this dude and has no clue what he is talking about. The angel goes on to say, "Don't worry Mary. This is really great news. Out of all the women in the world through out all of time, God has chosen you to be the mother of a Son. You will give birth to a son and you will name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Lord. The Lord will give him a kingdom that will one day include all the earth and he will rule over it. He's going to save the world."
Now Mary is confused and she says, "How can I be pregnant since I haven't had sex with anyone?"
The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will make you pregnant without having sex." Then the angel tells her again, "You will give birth to the Son of God. Just like your cousin Elizabeth got pregnant when she was real old, you will be too. Nothing is impossible with God."
Here Mary says something real smart. She says to the angel that she is God's servant and if it's God's will to do this, than she wants it to happen." Then the angel left her.
(Luke 1:26-38)
So there's one huge problem at this point. Mary has to go tell Joseph, her fiancee, that she is pregnant but that she hasn't had sex. God made her pregnant without it. I can tell you that I wouldn't have believed a story like that. Sometimes my kids come in and tell me really unbelievable stories but something like this would take the cake. If I was Joseph, I would have thought she just wanted to marry me and she was trying to make excuses for cheating on me. We know that Joseph thought something like this because the bible says that he was planning on breaking up with her.
I wrote about Joseph in a separate blog so I will try to be brief with retelling the story. Now Mary could have gotten in a lot of trouble for having sex before marriage and Joe was a real merciful guy who didn't want to get her in a lot of trouble so he decided to break up with her without telling anyone why. While he was thinking about this, he fell asleep and the angel of the Lord appeared to him. So this angel says, "Joseph, don't get all freaked out about this. You know that crazy story Mary told you about the Lord putting a baby in her womb, well it's 100% true. She didn't make it up. Take her to be your wife but don't have sex until after Jesus is born. This child will be the savior of the world." Guess what, he obeyed instantly. He married her that very day.
If it were me, I would not have been up for that kind of deal. If I was one of Joseph's buddies listening to this story, I would have thought he was absolutely crazy. The whole deal doesn't make any sense. God puts a baby in your fiancee who is going to be the savior of the world and you have to marry her anyway. On top of that, there is no honeymoon for a year! Forget that, Joe you need to do something else. But Joseph was a man of God who trusted God and obeyed what the Lord told him to do. Joseph also made sure he was named Jesus when he was born.
(Matthew 1:18-24)
To be continued..... The Minion
Now let's fast forward six months. There was this guy named Joseph who was a one of King David's great...great grand kids. He was engaged to marry this girl named Mary. Now Mary had never had sex with anyone so she wasn't pregnant. How do we know this? Well that's what the bible says so I guess I just believe it. One day while Mary was hanging out and I assume she is working on wedding plans or something, this angel appears to her. I know this didn't happen this way but I imaging Mary getting wedding invitations ready, talking to the florist, lining out the church, getting her dress ready and working on the wedding cake. All of the sudden out of thin air, an angel appears to her and says, "Greetings Mary, you are highly regarded by God and as a matter of fact He is with you."
So of course Mary does what we all would probably do, she instantly freaks out. She is really afraid of this dude and has no clue what he is talking about. The angel goes on to say, "Don't worry Mary. This is really great news. Out of all the women in the world through out all of time, God has chosen you to be the mother of a Son. You will give birth to a son and you will name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Lord. The Lord will give him a kingdom that will one day include all the earth and he will rule over it. He's going to save the world."
Now Mary is confused and she says, "How can I be pregnant since I haven't had sex with anyone?"
The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will make you pregnant without having sex." Then the angel tells her again, "You will give birth to the Son of God. Just like your cousin Elizabeth got pregnant when she was real old, you will be too. Nothing is impossible with God."
Here Mary says something real smart. She says to the angel that she is God's servant and if it's God's will to do this, than she wants it to happen." Then the angel left her.
(Luke 1:26-38)
So there's one huge problem at this point. Mary has to go tell Joseph, her fiancee, that she is pregnant but that she hasn't had sex. God made her pregnant without it. I can tell you that I wouldn't have believed a story like that. Sometimes my kids come in and tell me really unbelievable stories but something like this would take the cake. If I was Joseph, I would have thought she just wanted to marry me and she was trying to make excuses for cheating on me. We know that Joseph thought something like this because the bible says that he was planning on breaking up with her.
I wrote about Joseph in a separate blog so I will try to be brief with retelling the story. Now Mary could have gotten in a lot of trouble for having sex before marriage and Joe was a real merciful guy who didn't want to get her in a lot of trouble so he decided to break up with her without telling anyone why. While he was thinking about this, he fell asleep and the angel of the Lord appeared to him. So this angel says, "Joseph, don't get all freaked out about this. You know that crazy story Mary told you about the Lord putting a baby in her womb, well it's 100% true. She didn't make it up. Take her to be your wife but don't have sex until after Jesus is born. This child will be the savior of the world." Guess what, he obeyed instantly. He married her that very day.
If it were me, I would not have been up for that kind of deal. If I was one of Joseph's buddies listening to this story, I would have thought he was absolutely crazy. The whole deal doesn't make any sense. God puts a baby in your fiancee who is going to be the savior of the world and you have to marry her anyway. On top of that, there is no honeymoon for a year! Forget that, Joe you need to do something else. But Joseph was a man of God who trusted God and obeyed what the Lord told him to do. Joseph also made sure he was named Jesus when he was born.
(Matthew 1:18-24)
To be continued..... The Minion
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