
The Birth Announcement of God's Son
The Gospel of Luke records a quiet, simplistic account of the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. Instead of experiencing a royal birth (because He was a King), He was born in a cave used for sheltering and feeding animals. Rather than an entourage of witnesses representing the great and the influential people of the nation, only Joseph and Mary, His poor and obscure parents, were there to witness the actual event. However, it was not God's plan for Jesus' birth to remain in such obscurity. From Luke 2:8–20, Tom Pennington explains The Birth Announcement of God's Son.
The Birth Announcement of God's Son, Part 2
Our spiritual rescue was initiated by the sovereign work of the Father in eternity past. It was accomplished by the sovereign work of the Son in His voluntary death for sin. And it is applied to individuals by the sovereign work of the Spirit who, like the wind, blows wherever He wills.