Matthew 1:18-25
Intro
The
Angel announced Who the Father of the
Baby was; What His gender and name was to be.
There
was reason for doing it in this particular way.
Firstly,
the divine conception declared that the Baby to be born was NO
Ordinary human being/person.
Secondly,
the reason for stating His gender
was because of His relation to the
Father as Son.
Thirdly,
the reason for the name was because Hebrew culture necessitated
the
use of a name that will represent the
person’s character.
Jesus
is the Greek form of Yeshua/Joshua;
which means “the Lord saves”.
The
mission/purpose of Jesus was declared
within His Name ie to save His
people
from their sins.
The
reference made to the Holy Spirit during
the account of Jesus’ birth
revealed and introduced the existence
of the Triune God.
Matthew’s
Gospel account was originally directed to the Jewish nation, who believed in a Monotheistic
God. It was thus of utmost importance to reveal the Truth of a Triune God.
1. The Role of His earthly parents
·
The mission of Jesus was extremely
important to take risks and entrust a helpless baby to humanity with
shortcomings and weakness.
·
His “earthly parents” had to meet God’s requirements of a good character and heart.
·
Both Mary and Joseph were righteous, upright, just, individuals of principles and honor.
·
Because Jesus was fully human (and fully God) they had to nurture Him in a God-fearing home.
They cared for Him and provided His
needs
·
They were the primary mentors to groom/prepare Him for His Mission.
They dedicated Him to the Father on
the 8th day as required;
taught Him the Scriptures, and took
Him to the Temple for the annual feasts
2. The Role of Jesus
·
to save humanity from our
sins .
he could only do so by dying on the cross, because without the
shedding of blood there can be no forgiveness of sins.
·
To renew all things
pertaining to spiritual matters
Free access to the Father –no need to
go through a priest
All people have equal status before
the Father, whether Jew or Gentile; male or female;
slave or free.
·
To Restore the earth
·
To defeat Satan and the
power/sting of death
·
To reconcile humanity to
the Father
3. The Role of the Holy Spirit in the
life of Jesus:
·
The Holy Spirit was the “Seed” for His conception
·
He was present during the Baptism of Jesus
·
The Holy Spirit was present during His temptation, walk/journey and service
·
He was present at His resurrection
·
The Holy Spirit was and still is the witness of Jesus in the lives of believers
The
Holy Spirit was in existence before Christ ascended into heaven.
Conclusion
The
Announcement of the Father’s love for
humanity has now gone out into all the earth.
The
whole world is celebrating Christmas even though some do not know what it’s
really about. He came down to the earth Himself to save us through Jesus, the
Messiah.
For
many it’s a time of festivities, holidays, gifts and dress-ups.
Christmas is really about the
celebration of the birth of the Messiah and thankfulness
for The Father’s grace, compassion and mercy towards humanity.
“Yeshua”,
the Son truly has His Father’s Nature and certainly lived up to His Name and
Mission to save.
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