Settle the Matter
Our sins, through Jesus, are washed as white as fresh snow and pure white wool. God wants to settle the matter with you. God loves you and desires to know you intimately and deeply.
Train Wreck
This was a time in Israel’s history when the people did not know God. There was no godly leader to give guidance. Everyone did as he saw fit. The same thing happens today. When we do what is right in our own eyes, our life can be described in two words: “Train Wreck!”
Using What We Know
God tells his people that because of who he is and what he has done, they can “walk with their heads held high.” And so can we!
Ending and Beginning
Jesus didn’t stay an infant for long. It was time for Mary and Joseph to prepare Jesus to become a “son of commandment” (bar mitzvah). At that age young boys were obligated to observe the religious practices personally. So Jesus made the trip for Passover. Two decades later he would make the trip again, one last time, giving his life on the cross.
Advent: Preparing for Jesus – The Virgin Birth
The virgin birth, however hard to explain, is something we need to know. Every aspect of our faith and hope for eternal life hinges on this truth. If Jesus were simply a product of a man and a woman, His life and death mean nothing more than yours or mine.