Today is the celebration of the birth of Jesus, the little baby in a manger in Bethlehem. It might be easier now, with the remove of 2,000 years, to wonder who this baby really was, but people have always had a hard time with that question.
We have a few accounts of people in the Bible who got it right away. Mary’s faith in God’s promise to her is the first example. Joseph obeyed the angel who spoke to him in a vision and told him exactly who the baby in Mary’s womb was. Simeon’s joy at the prophecy being fulfilled in his lifetime, just as God promised, is contagious.
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