More than 2000 years after Jesus was born there are still doubters as to whether Jesus Christ is the Messiah, the Son of God, God in the Flesh. Even with the beauty of Gods earthly creation and the miracle of reproduction, and the lives that have been changed, people are skeptical of the Virgin Birth. But when he was born, people from every class recognized immediately, that he was special.
One of the most frowned upon professions back in Biblical times was that of a shepherd. But when the shepherds reached him that night they bowed down in reverence. Some of the most influential and best educated at that time were the Wise Men. Yet they traveled hundreds of miles to bring gifts to the one they knew was the Messiah. And then there was the most powerful person in that area at that time, King Herod. He felt threatened enough to order the death of all infant males at that time.
Different professions from different parts of the country speaking different languages somehow, all knew, that this baby boy was different. How does that coincidence happen? Even James, the half brother of Jesus, who was raised with him, had his doubts until Jesus revealed himself after the resurrection. But 2000 years ago, there were those… the educated, the uneducated, and the powerful … who had no doubt or indecision that Jesus was special from the Get Go!!!
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