12/20 Luke 1:26-33
The Birth of Jesus Foretold
26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a village in Galilee, 27 to a virgin named Mary. She was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of King David. 28 Gabriel appeared to her and said, “Greetings,[a] favored woman! The Lord is with you![b]”
29 Confused and disturbed, Mary tried to think what the angel could mean. 30 “Don’t be afraid, Mary,” the angel told her, “for you have found favor with God! 31 You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. 32 He will be very great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David. 33 And he will reign over Israel[c] forever; his Kingdom will never end!”
DIVINE
Gabriel comes to Mary.
God has sent His messenger.
Mary is said to have favor with God,
Because of God’s sovereign grace.
The long awaited Messiah is coming.
He will be a child.
He will grow in grace and favor under Mary’s tutelage and God’s strong hand.
He will be the Son of God.
He will reign forever.
Praise God, our Savior has come, our God is faithful.
