Dec 13 The King Is Coming
Day 13 - The King is Coming!
Luke 1:26-38 NKJV 26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!” 29 But when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and considered what manner of greeting this was. 30 Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus. 32 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. 33 And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.” 34 Then Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I do not know a man?” 35 And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God. 36 Now indeed, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren. 37 For with God nothing will be impossible.” 38 Then Mary said, “Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.
We are waiting for no ordinary King. All the rushing around, the stress, the to-do lists simply pale in the light of the knowledge of whom we are waiting for. I am British and as such have a deep understanding of royalty. News of a royal visit was an exciting event. Not just a date on the calendar but AN EVENT! This King was announced by an angel and conceived in a supernatural way. As outlandish as this story sounds, one can’t help but find it utterly astonishing and deeply compelling. I would want to meet the mother of such a King. I would want to meet the King Himself! In today’s world filled with medical genius and mind-blowing breakthroughs and procedures, it is easy to dismiss this account of Jesus as a piece of fiction. Today I urge you to ponder again this amazing little story for it would take an extraordinary set of circumstances to produce an extraordinary man for a purpose that no human could accomplish.