Why Jesus was Born[Matthew 1 v18-25]

The birth of Jesus was an exceptional event... born here is both God and Man.

The wedding in Jesus time was very different to today's society. Sadly today it's common for couples to live together before being married, but in Jesus time they first made an unbreakable promise to be married a while even before actually becoming man and wife. Mary had become pregnant in the time between this promise and the marriage. Mary was Joseph's true love and he agonized over this. Believing he had lost his dream marriage partner, he decided it would be the kindest thing to quietly divorce Mary to avoid showing her up in her situation.

But an angel visited Joseph to comfort him that the child was from God, a special child long promised throughout the Bible. There had never been anything like this in history... If anyone other than the angel had told Joseph, no doubt he wouldn't have believed it was true. Suddenly all his dashed hopes were lifted higher than he could imagine. His wife was to bear the Son of God. Mary was pure and good and truly blessed. He could legitimately take her, who he loved, as his wife.

They knew he was going to be a boy, which was impossible to determine in those days, and they knew what they must call him. Joseph was going to be the father figure for this child, the Son of God.

The first Christmas, apart from Jesus death, is the most critical event in history. But still many people find no meaning in it.

• Are you aware that this child is your Saviour?
• Are you aware that you are sinful and spoiled by sin?
• Are you aware of sin's power over you?
• Are you aware of failing to be good, let alone good enough to earn God's blessing?
• Are you aware God is so concerned about you that He gave His Son to be born as a baby into this sinful world in order that He could rescue us from our situation?

If you are aware and want to experiance God's peace, it's wonderful news that God has made that possible by sending Jesus. Do you recognize the coming of Jesus to the world is the best news ever, or are you dead to it and have no care for it?