The prophet Isaiah wrote twice about the identity and virgin birth of the Messiah approximately 700 years before the birth of Jesus (Isaiah 7:14 and 38:7). Isaiah is quoted by Matthew in today’s verse. We are thus told three times in Scripture something remarkable, hardly fathomable, that Jesus is Immanuel,...

Most scholars believe Jesus was two years old when the Magi reached the place where he was staying, while others believe he was as young as twelve days old. There are many variations from Biblical scholars as to how far they traveled, but the Word tells us they came from...

The journey of the Magi speaks to us about the unforeseen paths God sometimes leads us on. These wise men embarked on a quest seeking a king, anticipating regal surroundings and grandeur. But their pursuit, marked by a star, concluded in the humblest of places—a stable in Bethlehem.Imagine the Magi's...

Jesus freely gives us the best gifts in the world this Christmas. He gives us the gift of eternal life, the gift of his birth that allowed him to make the ultimate sacrifice for us, and he has given us the gift of complete forgiveness as we walk in his...

We see in 1 John 4:18 that fear is a tormentor. Fear can cause you to dread the future and the unknown. It can even cause you to be paralyzed by the thought of the second coming of Christ.But we have no need to fear when we love, because perfect...