When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit (Luke 1:41). A young girl, around the age of 14 or 15, realized she was pregnant. She was alarmed, afraid, and unsure of what to do next. Most people would tell her to go to an…
Then the angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus.‘ (Luke 1:30–31, NKJV) God often calls us into the unknown, and when he does, Mary and Joseph from…
It continues to trip people up to this day. The virgin birth—God incarnate coming to this Earth as baby Jesus—but if you still struggle with the concept, ask God for confirmation. As I read Luke 2 this week, it occurred to me that even the Virgin Mary may have needed a word that this baby…