Christmas. Because God became flesh. The Creator of the universe became a human! How insane is that?! When I really dwell on what that means, I'm so overwhelmed by it. How can a story like that become familiar?? Probably because we forget that Jesus is God! . . not just a good man . . not even just the most influential man that ever lived. More than that. That little baby was the Father coming down to show us who He is. To reveal His character. To be personal and not far off and unapproachable. To show us love in a language we can understand. And then to die for us and take all of our sins upon Himself when He was the perfect one and we rejected Him. Our Creator and the one who loved us enough to become flesh like us and to serve us and give His life for us. That is Jesus. That is Christmas.
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it."
John 1:1-5
"The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us."
John 1:14
"No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the Father's side, has made him known."
John 1:18
Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father [God]except through me. If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him."
Philip said, "Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us."
Jesus answered: "Don't you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'?"
John 14:6-9
6 comments:
Great post, and a really good reminder. It's easy to forget the real reason of Christmas when you're rushing to buy gifts or get from one place to the next for parties or returns or shopping.
Hope you had a great Christmas day!
Amen and Merry Christmas!
Great post. Thanks. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas!
great post. so many people now forget what christmas really is about.
You are an inspiration to me! Brando and I were fantasizing about what our lives might be like if we were single now. Not if we had never gotten married, if we were single with no kids now knowing what we know now and having the experiences we've had how would we choose to live our lives, I thought of you, travelling the country, doing something you love, not being tied down by one place or being enamored with one person, waiting for what you know is out there for you, and experiencing life and all that God has to offer through it to it's fullest in the meantime.
WAR EAGLE MUAH! GOOD GAME!
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