Not far from Bethlehem, bivouacked in the Judean hills with hordes of demons, Satan contemplated Joseph's journey. In the spiritual battle for the hearts and lives of men and women, this inconsequential couple, pregnant out of wedlock, an embarrassment, were the avenue by which God would initiate His coup de grace of mankind's redemption. While the world took no notice: Satan knew, God knew, the demons and angels knew-and Joseph knew-Mary was pregnant with the Messiah. With His birth, it would be Christmas.
Read More Preston Gillham
IOM Staff Writer
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