The Greatest Gift of All

By Mary Ojone Akubo-Shaibu

This book is an encouragement for the Christian walk, showing that our God lives and loves people very much. It is for the unbeliever and it tells of God's goodness, mercy, love, and existence, demonstrated in His work of creation that favors a relationship with mankind. The inspiration about the book comes from Isaiah 6:9: "To go and tell the s

• Language: English
• Publisher: URLink Print & Media, LLC
• Release date: Oct 30, 2020
• ISBN: 9781647534547

Mary Ojone Akubo-Shaibu

Mary Ojone Akubo-Shaibu, Ed. D, was born in Ankpa, Nigeria. She relocated to the United States in the late 1980s. She is an educator, educational consultant, and author, with her doctoral dissertation on study skills and self-regulatory learning. Dr. Akubo-Shaibu is a believer. She got the calling to write this book from personal experiences and the conviction that life is nothing without acknowledging the source of our lives: The Almighty God. She is married and blessed with four children.

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The Greatest Gift of All: Immanuel-God with Us-Gift

Witnesses

The second chapter of Luke tells of witnesses to the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ, Immanuel (God with us), who is the greatest gift of all. John 3:16 says, For God so loved the World; that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

First, witness the angel and the shepherds regarding the Jewish custom for taxes, which was first instituted when Cyrenius was governor of Syria. During that time, Caesar Augustus decreed that the world should be taxed. Joseph and his betrothed fiancée, Mary, went up from Galilee to the city of David called Bethlehem, for Joseph was of the house and lineage of David.

Mary gave birth to her firstborn child, and it was a holy birth by the filling of the Holy Spirit, for she had known no man (Luke 1:26–31). Luke 1:31 says, And, behold, thou shalt conceive in the womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call His name Jesus. The angel Gabriel, who gave witness about the coming of the Savior, spoke to the Virgin Mary: For with God nothing shall be impossible.

In Matthew 1:18–25, Joseph also heard this witness when the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and told him to marry his wife and not secretly put her away as he had intended. The angel said to Joseph, Fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife; for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a Son, and thou shalt call His name Jesus: for He shall save his people from their sins. When Joseph awoke from his sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord had told him and married Mary. Verse 25 says, And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn Son; and Joseph called His name Jesus. Joseph’s obedience to God and his gentle nature (he was a just man) are worthy of our