Matthew 1:21 She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” 22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: 23 “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us) 24 When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him: he took his wife, 25 but knew her not until she had given birth to a son. And he called his name Jesus..
As we watch the Incarnation of Christ unfold, we find very importantly that it was not some thrown-together plan. God had been working on it before man could remember. It was so important - so necessary, that nothing was left to "chance." Salvation hung in the balance. Though humans had to be in the plan for it to be effective, we wonder even at the involvement of Joseph and Mary. But God allowed it and even insisted on it. In short, God knows what He is doing and purposely does it for our good. What Good News it is that Immanuel has come!
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