LESSON XII.
THE VIRGIN MARY.
Luke, i. 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 grown wicked.
Could God make them good?
Yes; he could: for there is the Holy Spirit in heaven, 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 with 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—because 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 shall be the Son of God. You shall call his name Jesus. He will come to save people from Satan.”
Mary was much 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 was gone 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 Saviour.
Mary called her baby her Saviour, for she knew that he would save her from hell.