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, "Unto
us a child is born, unto us a son is given." Jesus is Jehovah incarnate,
our Lord and our God, and yet our brother and friend; let us adore and
admire. 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 ran
thus, "The seed of the woman," not the offspring of the man. Since
venturous woman led the way in the sin which brought forth Paradise
lost, she,
and she alone, ushers in the Regainer of Paradise. Our Saviour,
although truly man, was as to his human nature the Holy One of God. 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 of glory. Fail not to note his humble parentage. His mother has
been described simply as "a virgin," not a princess, or prophetess, nor
a matron of large estate. True the blood of kings ran in her veins; nor
was her mind a weak and untaught one, for she could sing most sweetly a
song of praise; but yet how humble her position, how poor the man to
whom she stood affianced, and how miserable the accommodation
afforded to the new-born King!
Immanuel, God with us in our
nature, in our sorrow, in our lifework, in our punishment, in our grave,
and now with us, or rather we with him, in resurrection, ascension,
triumph, and Second Advent splendour. (Bible Gateway)
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