God's Glory Church

While Maria and Joseph were finalizing the guest list and choosing the wedding cake, she surprised him with unexpected news – she, a virgin, was pregnant.

Assuming she was unfaithful, as any logical person would, Joseph was ready to call off the engagement. But while he was still considering his exit strategy, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and told him not to be afraid to take Mary as his wife, because the child in her is from the Holy Spirit.

“Mary will give birth to a Son, and you will call Him Jesus, because He will save people from their sins.”
Matthew 1:21

This miracle was the fulfillment of hundreds of prophecies—divinely inspired predictions about the Messiah, Savior, or “Chosen One/Anointed One”—recorded in the Old Testament.

From the moment of conception, Jesus’ purpose was known: to save His people from their sins. Because even before God created the world, His plan was to save it.

Isn’t it interesting that you didn’t choose the time, place, body or family you were born into? But God has you here, right now, on purpose.

You have been inculcated into a continuous story that has been unfolding since the beginning of time. And this timeless offer of being saved from the bonds of your sin and freed from a debt you could never pay has been extended to you.

What is sin? Sin is choosing our way instead of God’s. Sin rebels against His design and His plan. And we’ve all done it—we’ve all fallen short of God’s righteous standard.

But that is exactly why He sent Jesus—because He loved us so much.

Like a soldier who gives his life for his family, friends or country, Jesus gave His life for the world.

If you have never accepted the free gift of salvation, today can be your day, and this moment can be your moment. There is nothing you can do to deserve it, but you can come to Him just as you are.