Who is Jesus and why did he come?

Matthew 1:20 & 21
But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, 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.

I have decided that to pick up with the book of Ephesians right now would be the wrong way for me to begin because understanding of the book of Ephesians needs some foundational work done first. The Bible is not just some collection of wise sayings and writings but is rather a progressive revelation of who Jesus Christ is and why he came. So I have decided to begin in Matthew. Which, by the way in my own personal journey through the Bible, I started reading again a couple of weeks ago and so to bring you along as I am reading it through again is my pleasure.
In the above verse we have the first mention of Jesus by name is the entirety of the Bible. This was said by an angel to Joseph as he slept, pondering what to do with his pregnant, espoused, wife. In that day in the Jewish culture the man and woman were legally married for a year before they actually lived together as husband and wife.
Here she was, pregnant and it was not by him. Although it is not recorded in the Bible that Mary had told Joseph of the visit by the angel, as recorded for us in the first chapter of the book of Luke, I believe it is a fair assumption that she had indeed told him not only about what the angel had said to her but also what had happened to her cousin Elizabeth and why she had journeyed there.
Joseph had a lot to sort through and I can only imagine the heavy weight that was on his heart as he was deciding his and Mary’s future.
If you would please, read through the verses at top one more time…First I want to make an observation that holds true time and time again.

God is the one that comes to us.

How He comes to us is his choice to make, but he comes to us first. Whether it be through preaching, or personal contact with one of his children, or God’s written word, or a personal visit himself, God always makes the first move toward us.
That’s where I will end this today and pick up here next time with these same two verses because there are some more foundations to lay before we can build a sturdy understanding of Jesus Christ and why he came.
Bro. Dave