Advent Blog: Day 27
December 24, 2021
Entry #27 (Final Entry of the Advent Blog)
By: Jim Baker
Today we are near the end of Advent. Tomorrow,
we celebrate the Nativity, the birth of Jesus Christ.The angel
Gabriel came to Mary and said, “Do not be afraid for you have
found favor with God. You shall bear a son and name him Jesus
and he will be called the Son of God. He will reign over the house
of Jacob forever and of his kingdom there will be no end.” So
tomorrow as we celebrate the birth of Jesus, let us rejoice in the
gift of His love and redemption.
Blog Scripture: Luke 1:26-35
26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
29 Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. 30 But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. 31 You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,33 and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.”
34 “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”
35 The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called[a] the Son of God.