Thursday, December 25, 2008

Jesus is the Reason for the Season!

"And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn." -Luke 2:7 (NRSV)
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The Incarnation of God was born in lesser circumstances than you and I (assuming the typical Western birth in hospital or home).
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When we read Luke chapters 1 and 2 we are reminded of much Old Testament (the Bible before Jesus came and while he was here) prophesy that came to fruition in His first coming or Advent.
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Jesus truly is the reason for the season, though no one really knows what date he was actually born. It's a bit like the Queen's Birthday holiday (which is not on her birthday); it's almost irrelevant. But 25 December has the geurnsey. It's when we celebrate the moment of the Saviour of the World's birth.
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I was reminded this morning that we're all spiritual beings; we all get positively emotional, motivated, inspired. Nothing inspires better than God's great grace and mercy in sending His only Son to redeem and save us.
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We're saved from ourselves, a worldly (and insufficient) destiny, and ultimately from hell. Life this side of salvation is but a taste of heaven as we look forward to the second Advent.
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How great is God the Father's love that He did this, and designed the plan to do this before He enacted Creation?
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Praise God! Hosanna (save, we pray) in the Highest!

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