“Angel Messengers”
Insignificance…
Is a state of the mind;
In truth…
We can’t conceive what God has planned”
Upon her Bat mitzvah, Mary’s betrothal to Joseph had been sealed.
The formal arrangements between their families were complete and a modest dowry paid.
Mary awaited Joseph’s preparations and dreamed of his coming;
He would lead the joyous procession to their new home; with feasting, dancing, and celebration.
But, that was before the angel Gabriel appeared and delivered startling news…..
Mary had been chosen by Jehovah God, to bear His child.
She was to be pregnant not by normal earthly means, but God himself was to be the father.
At the moment of conception, the much anticipated “star” for which generations of Magi had waited,
Appeared low in the Western skies far to the East of the land of Israel. In the heart of the former Babylonian empire, three Magi, on a boulder strewn hill, witnessed its birth.
The appearance of the “Star of Jacob” was proof the Creator of the heavens had accomplished what the prophets foretold. A king of David’s lineage was to be born. He would be the Messiah, a light to those bound in darkness.
After glowing brightly for a time, it vanished as quickly as it had come.
As the baby in Mary’s womb grew, so grew the desire in the hearts of the Magi to pay homage to the new king in the land of Israel.
These dreamers searching the heavens for a sign, would be among the first to see the unfolding of God’s divine plan to save the human race. This was not by accident. Estranged by distance and custom from the promises of God to His people the Jews;
The Magi would journey ‘by faith’ to see their fulfillment.
They could not know God’s purpose, but they were certain….
Their “star of Jacob,” was a messenger from God speaking to them in the language they knew well, the language of the stars,
Its appearance set into motion a heavenly chain of events leading to Bethlehem, a tiny Israelite village in the hill country of Judea.
