Advent Week 2: How to Hear From God

The Annunciation to the Virgin, Courtesy of Rijksmuseum, Europeana.

Advent Reading Plan: Luke 1:26-38, Matthew 1:18-25

One thing I’ve always found interesting about the Christmas story in the Bible is how God foretells Jesus’ birth in different ways with both Mary and Joseph.

In Luke 1:26-38, Mary is visited by an angel. The angel told her “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. 31 You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus” (v. 30-31, N...