Luke 1:26-5526And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, 27To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. 28And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. 29And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. 30And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with God. 31And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. 32He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: 33And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. 34Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? 35And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. 36And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren. 37For with God nothing shall be impossible. 38And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her. 39And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda; 40And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. 41And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: 42And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. 43And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. 45And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord. 46And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, 47And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. 48For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. 49For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name. 50And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation. 51He hath showed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. 52He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree. 53He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away. 54He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy; 55As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever. (Luke 1:26‑55)
GOD told Adam and Eve that He would send His Son down some day to die for them. But Adam and Eve did not love God, for they were now wicked.
Could God make them good?
Yes, He could, for in heaven there is the Holy Spirit. And the Holy Spirit could come into them and make them good.
You know, my little children, we are wicked, and God can make us good by His Holy Spirit. If God puts His Holy Spirit in us, we shall not go to hell and live with Satan.
I hope you will ask God to give you His Holy Spirit. Say to God, ‘O give me Thy Holy Spirit to make me good!’
Adam had a great many children and grandchildren, and they had more children. At last the world was full of people more people than you could count.
After Adam and Eve had been dead a long while, and when the world was full of people, God said to His Son, ‘Now, My beloved Son, go down into the world.’ But God chose that His Son should be a little baby at first. Everybody is a little baby at first.
God sent His Son to be the baby of a poor woman. This woman’s name was Mary. Mary had no little children. She was a good woman and loved God. God’s Holy Spirit was in her and made her meek and gentle.
One day an angel came to her. When Mary saw the bright angel she was frightened; but the angel said, ‘Fear not, Mary; God loves you. He will send you a baby. That baby will be the Son of God. You shall call His name Jesus. He will come to save people from Satan.’
Mary was very surprised at what the angel said. She thought she was not good enough to have such a baby as the Lord Jesus.
When the angel went back to heaven, Mary sang a sweet song of praise to God for His goodness. Mary said, ‘My soul praises God, and my spirit is glad because of my Savior.’ Mary called her baby her Savior, for she knew that He would save her from hell.
Questions
Did Adam and Eve know that God would send His Son to die for them?
Could God make Adam and Eve good again?
How could they be made good?
What must you ask for, if you wish to be good?
When did God send His Son down into the world?
Whose little baby did God’s Son choose to be?
Who told her she would have a little baby?
What name did the angel say she was to give her baby?
What did Mary do when the angel went back to heaven?
Why Christ came:
A verse from the Bible for you to learn: