Matthew 1:20-21 But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”
In this passage we again see the truth that the child conceived by Mary was the result of the Holy Spirit's work within her. We also see that the choice of the baby's name was not the result of Mary and Joseph looking through scrolls of baby names (they did not have books back then!). Rather, the name was chosen by God and conveyed to Joseph through this angelic messenger. Why the name Jesus? I believe it is because God wants us to remember at every mention of his Son ... that the reason his Son came to this earth was "to seek and to save the lost" (i.e. - you and me and everyone else! - see Luke 19:10).
Wow! To think God seeks us when we wanted nothing to do with him (see Romans 3:10-19 and Romans 5:8). That's something to get excited about!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Pastor John
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