Too Unbelievable?

“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.”  Matthew 1:23

This one prophecy trips up many a person, including Mary when her time arrived. Centuries before the blessed event, the prophet Isaiah passes along this word from the Lord. And it begins with the part that tripped up Mary, virgin + conception = eh? She had likely been taught about the birds and the bees, as we used to say, and one of them was missing. The angel Gabriel then assures Mary that it is possible for the Lord. Next, those hundreds of years before even Mary and Joseph were born, God called it a male child. While this one might seem easier with a 50/50 chance, how many of us can even tell if our family will be around in a few centuries? And then comes that name we do not use often enough, Immanuel. The name that Gabriel appeared to refute when he told Mary to name the kid, Jesus. We know now that the 'they' was not the parents, but those who believe that Jesus is the Son of God, or God in the form of a man, truly God With Us - Immanuel. 

So unbelievable, or at least unbelievable without help, and we too would be among those unbelievers without the help of our Lord's dear Spirit. Blessed be the name of Jesus who is Immanuel. 

Bucky