Faith Prayers Week Two - Faith is knowing Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of God born of the Virgin Mary

Faith is knowing Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of God born of the Virgin Mary  - Lord increase our faith

As we did last week. Speak the truth out loud, contemplate it, even journal it and ask God The Father, "Increase my Faith" just as the father of the epileptic child did when Jesus asked him if he believed that He could heal his child.

At first this may seem redundant in the light of last week's post but one of the things that sets Christianity apart from other religions is that our God chose to come to us in the from of a human by way of the Virgin Mary. The Gospels according to Matthew and Luke agree on this as does the Koran. His birth was a bona fide miracle. He wasn't like one of the Greek heroes who were birthed by Zeus or some other deity. God didn't create a human/god hybrid, but rather He took the form of a human zygote in womb of Mary, was born as all other humans are, but from the very beginning He was unique so much so that when Mary went to visit a close relative (Elizabeth the mother of John the Baptist) the baby John still in his mother's womb responded to the present of the growing baby Jesus in Mary's womb. His birth was foretold by the prophets of old and even astrologers of the time could tell by the movement of the stars above that something remarkable was happening.

Sometimes people are tempted to downplay all of this and make Jesus just a kind man or a wise teacher. He is those things but He is not JUST those things. He is the only begotten Son of God, born of a virgin, who lived a sinless life who suffered and was crucified on the cross and who was raised from the dead and now sits at the right hand of God the Father.

Jesus is either God in the flesh or He is not. If He's not then we are the people to be pitied most but if He is the one and only Son of God, Emanuel, God with us, then we must respond to that. This is where faith must take root and grow. Not other assumptions or philosophies will suffice; He is God Eternal who came to save us from our sin that we might live lives free from the penalty and the influence of sin. He died once for all, that we may too be called to sons and daughters of God.

Jesus, you are the only begotten Son of God, born of the Virgin Mary - Lord, increase my faith.
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