You have vague idea of what you want it to look like, or at least an idea of the vibe you want to capture, but you’re not a designer in any sense of the word. That day the Spirit led him to the Temple.You’re ready to launch your business and you need a logo. The Holy Spirit was upon him and had revealed to him that he would not die until he had seen the Lord’s Messiah. He was righteous and devout and was eagerly waiting for the Messiah to come and rescue Israel. The law of the Lord says, “If a woman’s first child is a boy, he must be dedicated to the LORD.” So they offered the sacrifice required in the law of the Lord-“either a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”Īt that time there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon.
Then it was time for their purification offering, as required by the law of Moses after the birth of a child so his parents took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord. It was just as the angel had told them.Įight days later, when the baby was circumcised, he was named Jesus, the name given him by the angel even before he was conceived. The shepherds went back to their flocks, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen. All who heard the shepherds’ story were astonished, but Mary kept all these things in her heart and thought about them often. After seeing him, the shepherds told everyone what had happened and what the angel had said to them about this child. And there was the baby, lying in the manger. They hurried to the village and found Mary and Joseph. When the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Let’s go to Bethlehem! Let’s see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.” Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others-the armies of heaven-praising God and saying,Īnd peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.”
The Savior-yes, the Messiah, the Lord-has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David! And you will recognize him by this sign: You will find a baby wrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a manger.” “I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. They were terrified, but the angel reassured them.
Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them. That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no lodging available for them. He took with him Mary, to whom he was engaged, who was now expecting a child.Īnd while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born.
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