The Life of Jesus Christ - Chapter 1 - The Birth of a *Saviour - Part 4
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Six months after the *angel
visited Zechariah, God sent the *angel to Mary. The *angel brought a special
message from God to Mary. Mary would have a son. She was to call him
Jesus. The
angel spoke some wonderful *prophecies about Jesus. Mary knew that God had
chosen her for a very special task.
Luke 1:32-33: He
(Jesus) will be great. Men will call him the Son of the Most High. The Lord
God will make him king like his father, David. He will rule over the family of
Jacob for ever; his kingdom will never end.
There was no doubt at all about this child. The
*angel said quite clearly who Jesus was. These are the words. The angel said
that Jesus was:-
·
Son of the Most High [This
means son of God].
·
To have the *Throne of David.
·
He will rule for ever.
·
There is no end to His
*kingdom.
This message impressed Mary very much. Her answer shows that she
trusted God. She was willing to obey him, although it would be hard. She would
be a mother. But she would not be a wife. The *angel had said all this. She
could not have understood the meaning of it all.
The angel told Mary to go to her cousin Elizabeth. When they
met, Mary praised God with a wonderful song. The song was full of words from the
*prophets. Mary and Elizabeth praised God because he loves everyone. He is kind
to us.
Luke 1:51, 52: God has done powerful things. He has
scattered those who have proud thoughts. He has removed rulers from their
*thrones. He has made humble men great.
God had chosen a poor girl from a village to be the mother of
the *Messiah. The son of an ordinary priest was to tell the world about him.
People think that certain men are powerful. But the *Lord did not choose them.
He did not think that they were important. God chose humble people [people whom
other people thought were not important]. These people showed how powerful and
great God is.
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