Luke 1:26-33 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary. And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”
Stories within stories. That's what we see in Luke. In the midst of the story about Zacharias and Elizabeth, Luke gives us one of those "Meanwhile, back in Nazareth..." accounts. God is speaking not only to priests, but to young women, revealing His plan. The plan is for the King to come - not a king from Israel, but a King TO Israel, and to the world. He is the King from eternity past, and of His kingdom there will be no end! That is a big story to wrap our minds around. May we not skip or skim over the story of the King, THE story of history.
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