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A Christmas Fortnight:Day 3 A Word From THE WORD! #415
As we continue with our Christmas Fortnight, I was thinking of a line from a McKamey’s Christmas song. Referring to the message the shepherds received from the angel, it says, “they always knew men went to heaven, but now God had come to earth”. (A song recorded by The McKameys by Roger Fortner—only information available.)
What an awesome thought!!!! God come to earth. He did once—and He is coming again.
Philippians 2:6-8 says this of Jesus,
“6 Who, being in the form of God,
thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
7 But made himself of no reputation,
and took upon him the form of a servant,
and was made in the likeness of men:
8 And being found in fashion as a man,
he humbled himself,
and became obedient unto death,
even the death of the cross.”
Think about it:
Placed in a manger-
destined for a cross.
Willingly,
lovingly,
obediently—
for You and Me.
Do you see that?
Jesus laid aside
His privilege,
His heavenly home,
He took on flesh,
He came as a servant,
He left His Father’s physical presence,
and humbled Himself unto DEATH,
even the death of the cross.
Why? He did it for us—You and Me. As a lovely Christmas song says, “What a strange way to save the world” (Written by Dave Clark.) Oh, how I thank God for His plan. Not the way we would have chosen, but it is the way God chose. It was God’s way! We still must come God’s way!
Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 1:18, 21,
“For the preaching of the cross
is to them that perish foolishness;
but unto us which are saved
it is the power of God….
21 For after that in the wisdom of God
the world by wisdom knew not God,
it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching
to save them that believe.”
The preaching of the cross—
from a manger bed
to a cruel, Roman cross for ME and YOU.
The world scoffs at Jesus but embraces Santa Claus.
They want the gifts without the sacrifice.
What are you embracing? The real gift of ETERNAL LIFE; God’s precious babe-His son, to deliver you and me?
Let’s choose to Celebrate Jesus!!
“For God so loved the world,
that he gave his only begotten Son, t
hat whosoever believeth in him
should not perish,
but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world
to condemn the world;
but that the world through him
might be saved.” John 3:16-17
Amen and Amen!!!
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