December 25, 2016 YOU WILL FIND A BABY
Luke 2:12: “This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in clothes and lying in a manger.”
Luke 2:10: “But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid; for behold I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people; for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.”
Jesus, the Son of God, being born as a babe in Bethlehem is the greatest news mankind has ever received. We may fail to recognize or lose sight of just how awesome it was for God to choose to take on flesh and blood, to become a human being, and to become one of us, in order that we might be redeemed. In his book, ‘God Rest Ye Merry’, the author, (I do not remember his name) referring to God becoming man, painted a clear picture of that reality when he said: “God consented to have his diapers changed.” That statement had its impact on me as it brought into sharp focus the extent that God was willing to go because of His love for us. (Our salvation required not only that God be born a man, but also that He would suffer and die on a cruel cross and be raised from the dead.) On that night, in a barn in Bethlehem, Jesus humbled Himself and divested Himself of the place He had at the right hand of God in heaven; for the first time, Jesus was separated from His Father. It is an amazing truth to dwell on; that on a certain date, at a certain hour, at a particular place, the Savior of the world was born. Can you even imagine Mary holding in her arms the baby who was God incarnate! God, through His Son, became a man; John 1:14: “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” To fully understand the magnitude of Jesus becoming man is outside the range of human understanding. However, for those who have been born of God, the Spirit of God within them has made known the reality of the birth of Jesus-and that is what believers around the world celebrate. No matter what our circumstances are at the present, the birth of Jesus is still “good news of great joy” because our Savior has come. May we turn our hearts to the real meaning of Christmas; if we do, we can truly celebrate.
Blessings.
Buddy
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