Matthew 1:18-21

Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened this way. While his mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.  Because Joseph, her husband to be, was a righteous man, and because he did not want to disgrace her, he intended to divorce her privately.  When he had contemplated this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.  She will give birth to a son and you will name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”

In order for Mary to give birth to the Son of God, God needed to be involved in the conception. The Holy Spirit, one of the three persons of God Himself, delivers the miraculous conception in Mary. How difficult it must have been for Mary and Joseph! Before Joseph can act on the thoughts of leaving Mary, an angel of the Lord appears in a dream to explain everything. If God did not care for people, angels would not have appeared to Mary or Joseph. God surrounds them with His presence, that they might share in His joy and be the earthly caretakers of His only Son. Miracle after miracle paved the way for Christ to be born and walk the road to secure our salvation. Rejoice, rejoice - Emmanuel! Share in the joy of our Father in Heaven and celebrate the birth of Jesus!