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When God Knocks

1:26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 1:27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. 1:28 And he came to her and said, “Hail, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” 1:29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be. 1:30 And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 1:31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. 1:32 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, 1:33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there will be no end.” 1:34 And Mary said to the angel, “How shall this be, since I have no husband?” 1:35 And the angel said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God. Luke 1:26-35 RSV 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit; 1:19 and her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. 1:20 But as he considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit; 1:21 she will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” 1:22 All this took place to fulfil what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: 1:23 “Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emmanuel” (which means, God with us). 1:24 When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him; he took his wife, 1:25 but knew her not until she had borne a son; and he called his name Jesus. Matthew 1:18-25 RSVKey Point: The one who has the “eyes to see and ears to hear” of faith will experience the promise of the Christ Child in surprising ways