Jos 4:21 Then he spoke to the children of Israel, saying: “When your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, ‘What are these stones?’ Jos 4:22 “then you shall let your children know, saying, ‘Israel crossed over this Jordan on dry land’; The twelve men were chosen from every tribe for the purpose…
WHEN ANGELS CAME CALLING.
Mat 2:13 Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word; for Herod will seek the young Child to destroy Him.” Zacharias was informed about the birth…
FROM THE MANGER TO THE THRONE
Luke 2:7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. Heb 8:1 Now the point in what we are saying is this: we have such a high priest, one who is seated at…
YOU HAVE FOUND FAVOUR WITH GOD.
Luk 1:30 Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Luk 1:31 “And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus. Favour is defined as preferential treatment shown to somebody. In this regard, the recipient…
A TIME TO GIVE.
Mat 2:11 And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. At the time of Jesus birth, some Magi,or astrologers from the East saw an…
A NEW DAWN
Mat 4:15-16 land of Zebulun and Naphtali,the way to the sea, along the the Jordan ,Galilee of the Gentiles. The people walking in darkness have seen a great light ,on those living in the land of the shadow of death,a light has dawned The birth of Jesus is illustrated as the dawning of a new…
EMMANUEL- GOD WITH US
Matt 1:23“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.”(NKJV) These were words spoken to Joseph by an angel in a dream as he contemplated to leave Mary since she was found to be with child and not cause her…
THE PROPHETIC BIRTH.
Mic 5:2 “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall come forth to Me the One to be ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.” Micah wrote approximately 750 Years before Christ was born. He predicted that the messiah…
VESSELS OF ENCOURAGEMENT
Acts 4:36 Thus Joseph, who was also called by the apostles Barnabas (which means son of encouragement), a Levite, a native of Cyprus The apostle assigned an extra name Barnabas to Joseph which meant son of encouragement. Joseph’s mouth was full of consolation .He also gave liberally towards the relief of the poor, parting with…
THE RISING STAR
Matthew 2:[2]and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” The Wise Men from The East came to Jerusalem inquiring about the birth of the New Born King that they may worship Him. This triggered insecurity within…