“Ask The Lord Your God For A Sign”

Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz, “Ask the Lord your God for a sign, whether in the deepest depths or in the highest heights.”

But Ahaz said, “I will not ask; I will not put the Lord to the test.”

Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, you house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of humans? Will you try the patience of my God also? Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. He will be eating curds and honey when he knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right…

Isaiah 7:10-15

In the pages of Scripture, several baby-boy births stand out. Cain the firstborn after creation. Isaac, the hope of Israel’s future. Samuel, the answer to a mother’s fervent prayer. All extremely important. All joyously expected. And all described exactly the way by the chroniclers of Scripture. In each case, we are told that the mother conceived and bore a son.

But consider one more baby boy’s birth. The description of this arrival was much more greatly detailed: a few words were clearly not enough to tell of Jesus’ birth. In Micah, we were told where He would be born – Bethlehem. In Isaiah, that His mother would be a virgin, and that He was coming to save people from their sin.

In the New Testament, we were given such key information as what His name would be and why, where He was born in fulfillment of prophesy and how both His birth mother and His adoptive father were part of God’s plan.

Jesus birth stands above all births. His coming changed the world and can change our lives. Let’s celebrate Him!

Christ is the greatest give known to man.

Our Daily Bread – December 14, 2014