But when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under law, to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons. Galatians 4:4 Time is a weird phenomena. It marches on unrelenting- sixty seconds in a minute, sixty minutes in an hour, 24 hours in a day. If I live to be 75 years old I will live 27,393 days, not a day longer, not a day less. Time never changes and cannot be stopped. …
In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, and the virgin’s name was Mary. The angel went to [Mary] and said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God!” Luke 1:26-27, 30 Fear is perhaps our most primal emotion. In small doses it can be very helpful- alerting us to potential danger and suggesting a course…
All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”- which means, “God with us.” Matthew 1:22-23 Every year as a family we try to read through the Christmas story from beginning to end in the month of December. My intent is to take a little time here and there- after meals, before bedtime, once a week…