Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and shall call his name Immanuel.
-- Isaiah 7:14
Let us today go down to Bethlehem, and in company with wondering shepherds and adoring Magi let us see Him who was born King of the Jews, for we by faith can claim an interest in Him and can sing, "For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given" (Isaiah 9:6).
Jesus is God incarnate, our Lord and our Savior, and yet our Brother and our Friend; let us adore and admire Him.
Let us notice at the very first glance His miraculous conception. It was a thing unheard of before, and unparalleled since, that a virgin should conceive and bear a son.
The first promise [Genesis 3:15] concerned the seed of a woman, not the offspring of a man.
Since venturesome woman led the way in the sin that resulted in paradise lost, she, and she alone, ushers in the Redeemer of Paradise.
Let us reverently bow before the holy Child whose innocence restores to manhood its ancient glory; and let us pray that He may be formed in us, the hope the glory.
Do not fail to note His humble parentage.
His mother has been described simply a "virgin," not a princess or prophetess, not a woman of influence.
True, the blood of kings ran in her veins; and her mind was not weak or untaught, for she could sweetly sing a song of praise.
Yet how humble her position, how poor the man to whom she was engaged, and how miserable the accommodation provided for the newborn King!
Immanuel -- God with us in our nature, in our sorrow, in our daily work, in our punishment, in our death, and now with us, or rather we with Him, in resurrection, ascension, triumph, and Second Advent splendor.
-- From Morning and Evening, December 25,
Charles Spurgeon
Let us notice at the very first glance His miraculous conception. It was a thing unheard of before, and unparalleled since, that a virgin should conceive and bear a son.
The first promise [Genesis 3:15] concerned the seed of a woman, not the offspring of a man.
Since venturesome woman led the way in the sin that resulted in paradise lost, she, and she alone, ushers in the Redeemer of Paradise.
Let us reverently bow before the holy Child whose innocence restores to manhood its ancient glory; and let us pray that He may be formed in us, the hope the glory.
Do not fail to note His humble parentage.
His mother has been described simply a "virgin," not a princess or prophetess, not a woman of influence.
True, the blood of kings ran in her veins; and her mind was not weak or untaught, for she could sweetly sing a song of praise.
Yet how humble her position, how poor the man to whom she was engaged, and how miserable the accommodation provided for the newborn King!
Immanuel -- God with us in our nature, in our sorrow, in our daily work, in our punishment, in our death, and now with us, or rather we with Him, in resurrection, ascension, triumph, and Second Advent splendor.
-- From Morning and Evening, December 25,
Charles Spurgeon
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