Unto us a Child is Born, The Unwelcome Child

Unto us a Child is Born, The Unwelcome Child

‭‭Galatians‬ ‭4‬:‭4‬-‭5‬

“But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.”

ALTHOUGH SENT OF GOD FOR OUR REDEMPTION HE WAS UNWELCOME ON HIS DIVINE MISSION

‭‭John‬ ‭1‬:‭10‬-‭13‬

“He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.”

‭‭Luke‬ ‭2‬:‭6‬-‭7‬

“So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭2‬:‭7‬-‭8‬ ‭

“Then Herod, when he had secretly called the wise men, determined from them what time the star appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the young Child, and when you have found Him, bring back word to me, that I may come and worship Him also.””

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭2‬:‭16‬-‭18‬

“Then Herod, when he saw that he was deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly angry; and he sent forth and put to death all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the wise men. Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying: “A voice was heard in Ramah, Lamentation, weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, Refusing to be comforted, Because they are no more.””

‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭53‬:‭1‬-‭3‬

“Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, And as a root out of dry ground. He has no form or comeliness; And when we see Him, There is no beauty that we should desire Him. He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.”

WELCOME HIM TO DAY IN YOUR HEART

‭‭Revelation‬ ‭3‬:‭20‬

“Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.”

‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭3‬:‭15‬

“while it is said: “Today, if you will hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.””

‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭1‬:‭24‬-‭28‬

“Because I have called and you refused, I have stretched out my hand and no one regarded, Because you disdained all my counsel, And would have none of my rebuke, I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your terror comes, When your terror comes like a storm, And your destruction comes like a whirlwind, When distress and anguish come upon you. “Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me.”

‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭55‬:‭6‬-‭7‬

“Seek the Lord while He may be found, Call upon Him while He is near. Let the wicked forsake his way, And the unrighteous man his thoughts; Let him return to the Lord, And He will have mercy on him; And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon.”