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… the throne of his father David and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever and of his kingdom there will be no end. and he will be God with us, Emmanuel, and the king of Israel will prove to be the God of Israel and all the humble, even Gentile humble, all who take refuge in the king of the kingdom of David that lasts forever, all of them will be the beneficiaries of these blessings in David's song. Everybody who bows with Thomas and says, my Lord and my God are welcomed into the blessings of David's song. The kingdom of David's song is the kingdom of Christ. and according to Colossians 1.13 those who've humbled themselves and believed in this Mashiach, Jesus Messiah Jesus have been transferred from the domain of darkness into the kingdom of his beloved son it's your song brothers you 2 Corinthians 1.20 All the promises of God are yes in Jesus. It's your song. No hesitation. The Lord is your rock and your fortress, your deliverer, your God, your rock, your refuge, your shield, the horn of your salvation, your stronghold, your refuge, your Savior. …
… And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end. The throne of his father David, That's a reference to a king who will reign over the house of Jacob and Judah and his kingdom will have no end. And in response, Mary sings a song, a prayer to God and listen to what she says in Luke 1, 51. He has shown strength with his arm. He has scattered the proud and the thoughts of their hearts. And if this language starts to sound familiar, the strength of God, the rock, talk no more proudly. in your mind and heart. Then verse 52, he has brought down the mighty from their thrones, exalted those of humble estate. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty. Mary is using the exact same language Hannah used in response to the birth of her baby, and you keep reading further down this same chapter. You hear Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist, talking about Jesus, and he prays this prayer, blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David. Are you seeing this? The Lord himself has come, visited the world to redeem his people, all who trust in his redeeming love, and he has raised up a what? A horn of what? …
… And the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David. and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever. And of his kingdom, there will be no end. That's why it's such a mistake to live for any other kingdom in this world. It's like trying to move into a sandcastle on the beach and the tide will always come and wipe it out. But of an investment of our life, our energy, our passion, our time, our worth in heaven's treasure account, there will be no end to that kingdom. And that's always a sound financial, sound spiritual, sound life investment strategy. Then Mary said to the angel, how can this be since I do not know a man? Which is biblical code for she ain't had sex with nobody, right? And the angel answered and said to her, the Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the highest will overshadow you. Therefore also, that holy one who is to be born will be called the son of God. …
… And he will, say that word, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever. Now, stop. This is what God is saying he is going to put in her. We focus, rightfully so, on what he put in her, but sometimes we miss the fact that he put it in her. Are you hearing me? Mary wants to show us how to receive something. Mary wants to show us how to have an empire within us, but not let it stay in us. She wants to show us how to birth what God puts in us so powerful things can happen in the earth. Track with me. Track with me. Let me push you a little bit today. Let me push you. And this is a process. Look at the kingdom language. And he will reign over the house of Jacob, and of his kingdom there will be no end. Doesn't that sound like Isaiah chapter 9? Of the increase of his government, and of his kingdom there will be no end. …
… And the Lord God will give him the throne of his father, David. And he will reign over the house of Jacob forever. And of his kingdom, there will be no end. Then Mary said to the angel, how can this be since I do not know a man? And the angel answered and said, the Holy Spirit will come upon you. And the power of the highest will overshadow you. Therefore, also the Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God. Now indeed, Elizabeth, your relative, has also conceived a son in her old age. And this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren. Last two verses. For with God, nothing will be impossible. Then Mary said, Behold the maidservant of the Lord. Let it be to me according to your word. and the angel departed from her. I love this story a lot. I actually will return. This is one of the places that I will sometimes return to just to be refreshed in reading something that's out of my sequence. …
… are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father, David, and he will reign over Jacob's descendants forever. His kingdom will never end. Last week, we talked about kingdom culture. We live in a kingdom that is led and reigned by our king, King Jesus. And so whatever happens in our world, whatever we're facing, whatever circumstance, whatever storm, Jesus is still and will always be in control. Do you believe it? He will reign. How will this be, Mary asked the angel. Since I am a virgin, the angel answered, the Holy Spirit will come on you and the power of the most high will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God. Even Elizabeth, your relative, is going to have a child in her old age, and she who is said to be unable to conceive is in her sixth month. …
… no, here's the answer to your clarifying question, and Mary saying, behold, I'm the handmaid of the Lord. Let it be done to me according to your will. I don't know how much time passed in that moment. I don't know how much she had to reflect on this, or how much she had to process this, how much time she needed. But right now, you and I don't need any time. We just need to give our answer. We don't have to wait. God's grace has already been given. all we have to do is say yes. You know, this feast, this Immaculate Conception, is not about Mary being special. It's about God's determination to save us. It's about his ability to reach deeper than sin, reach deeper than brokenness, reach deeper than death. And he can heal before something even breaks. And that means that he can restore everything after it's broken. There's no need to wait. God's grace is greater. Sin does not have the last word. …
… And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David. and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever and of his kingdom there will be no end. And Mary said to the angel, how will this be since I am a virgin? And the angel answered her, the Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore, the child to be born will be called Holy, the Son of God. And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren, for nothing will be impossible with God. And Mary said, Behold, I am the servant of the Lord. Let it be to me according to your word. And the angel departed from her. I went to Food Lion late Friday night because our family goes to the grocery store about 15 times a week. I am not joking. And I was hustling to get a few essential things, probably chips and cheese. …
… Therefore, he will be called the Son of God, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever. And you remember on the night that he was born, the angels began to sing. They began to sing glory to God in the highest heaven on earth. What? Peace upon all those where his favor rests. The wise men came from the east to see this newborn king. There was a different kind of king that would come. So King Herod ruled over the Jewish people and he was a horrible king. And Augustus Caesar ruled over the empire in Rome. and sent his troops to occupy the land of the Jewish people and would ultimately, the Romans would ultimately murder a million Jews or more by the end of the century. But there was a newborn king who came, who captured all of the hopes and dreams put forward by the prophets. All right, so Jesus, I'm going to fast forward 30 years, I'm going to go to his first sermon in Nazareth, his hometown. …
… He will be great and will be called the son of the highest. And the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever and of his kingdom. There will be no end. Then Mary said to the angel, how can this be since I do not know a man? And the angel answered and said to her, the Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the highest will overshadow you. Therefore, also the holy one who is to be born will be called the son of God. Now, indeed, Elizabeth, your relative, has also conceived a son in her old age. And this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren. For with God, nothing will be impossible. For with God, nothing will be impossible. That feels good to me. And for with God, nothing will be impossible. Then Mary said, behold the maidservant of the Lord, let it be to me according to your word. …