...the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary. ...the angel said to her, "...you will conceive in your womb, and bring forth a Son, and shall call His Name JESUS.
Then Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, since I do not know a man?" And the angel answered and said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will over-shadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God."
An angel of the Lord appears to Joseph:
...an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying , "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins."
So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: "Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel," which is translated, "God with us."
A decree went out from Ceasar Augustus:
...a decree went out from Ceasar Augustus that all the world should be registered. So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city. Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem...to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child.
An angel of the Lord appears to the shepherds in the fields:
...an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. Then the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger."
"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men!"
...when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, "Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us." And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger. Now when they had seen Him, they made widely known the saying which was told them concerning this Child.
Jesus circumcised the 8th day:
And when eight days were completed for the circumcision of the Child. His name was called JESUS, the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.
Wise men form the East come to worship Jesus:
Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying, "Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him."
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.
--Luke 1:26b,27,30a,31,34,35;2:9-17,21
--Matthew 1:20b-23; 2:1,2,7,8a,9b,11
We at HealthIsInReach would like to wish you and your loved ones a Merry Christmas. Our prayer to you, is that, if you haven't accepted Gods gift of His Son, we pray that this year will be the year.
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