All the gospels, (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) speak of Jesus' life on Earth. From his birth to his ministry to his death, everything was recorded, because his life on Earth was especially significant.
'Why is that?'
Well because Jesus was the one that people had been waiting for. He was the promised one, the one that all the prophecies pointed to. Prophecies like Isaiah 7:14 "Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign. The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel" and Micah 5:2 "But you Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the class of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from old, from ancient times." Jesus was also the one God was referring to in his promise to David when he told him that one of his decendants would always be king.
'Why were the people waiting for him?' You ask
Because his coming meant that we would all be saved. His coming, his good life and his sacrficial death; he did all of those things so that we could exist in the moment we are privileged enough to live in today. A time when we can pray to our God without needing to make animal sacrifices of repentance for our sins to be forgiven.
In order to get a good understanding of Jesus' life we must first reflect on his birth. A couple months ago we celebrated his birth with all the exuberance and festivities that comes with new life but even in his birth things were not as they could have been.
You would think that the Messiah; the King of Kings and Lord of Lords would be born with all the prestige and glamor of a Prince. Born richer than a thousand kings and in the comfort and luxury of a castle, but Jesus was not. His beginings was humbler than most, because most of us were at least born into a room with people. Jesus on the other hand was born into a room filled with animals.
In addition to this, from the moment of his birth, people were already trying to kill him, his destiny was so great.
I think that the people present at his birth were especially significant because into his presence came the very rich and the very poor; the wise men and the shepherds. Even the citizens of heaven; the heavenly hosts could be heard singing.
This was certainly not the birth of an ordinary person!
Of course, although his birth was not all that it could have been , it was as it should have been given his destiny. Jesus is the king that loves his people so much that he put them before even himself and everything he did was in preparation for the moment of his death and resurrection.
And his resurrection is worth celebrating because it means that he conquered the grave!
I think that the people present at his birth were especially significant because into his presence came the very rich and the very poor; the wise men and the shepherds. Even the citizens of heaven; the heavenly hosts could be heard singing.
This was certainly not the birth of an ordinary person!
Of course, although his birth was not all that it could have been , it was as it should have been given his destiny. Jesus is the king that loves his people so much that he put them before even himself and everything he did was in preparation for the moment of his death and resurrection.
And his resurrection is worth celebrating because it means that he conquered the grave!
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