She Gave Birth

 Guest Blog by Gary Riedel

S - SCRIPTURE: Luke 2:7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes and laid Him in a manager, because there was no room for them in the inn.

O - OBSERVATION: This fulfills the prophecy of Isaiah 7:14; Behold a virgin shall conceive and bear a son and shall call His name Immanuel. This was the humble birth of the Savior of the world! Born in a stable, because there was no room in the inn, laid in a bed of hay in a manger, in such a humble way Jesus made His entry into the world. The King of Kings and Lord of Lords, and his first visitors were the humble beasts in the stable, how fitting, since they were created to serve man and Jesus came not only to serve, but to rescue us from the power of the evil one.

A - APPLICATION: I’ve read, recited, and listened to this verse being read every year I can remember. This time, what touched me was “he was wrapped in swaddling clothes and laid in a manager”. In Luke 23:53, Then he took it down, wrapped it in linen cloth and placed it in a tomb cut in the rock, one in which no one had yet been laid. This last verse is about the burial of Jesus after His suffering and death on the Cross, a sad thought for this joyous day, but not really, because we know He rose again on the third day to proclaim His Victory over sin death and the power of the devil. This was the mission of Jesus, to win for us a battle we could not, so we, fallen mankind, who were actually created in the image of our Heavenly Father could again join with Him in eternity and in His mission here on earth. In Galatians 4:4,5 we are now by faith the adopted sons and daughters of the Heavenly Father! Through His

Son, God has restored us into a relationship with Him. I pray a Blessed and Christ filled Christmas to each one of you!

P - Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for sending Jesus to our rescue thank You for the real meaning and purpose of this Season, help us to be ever ready for His Second Coming. In Jesus Name, Amen

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