Posts Tagged ‘ Love ’
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
Luke 2:11, ESV
Our God has come to us. He became a weak baby to demonstrate His omnipotence over death and sin as well as life. Trust in and worship Him.
I originally wrote this 16 years ago as a part-time homeless young man on the streets of Phoenix. I also happened to be in the house of the family of my then-future wife.
Many things have changed since then, but not Jesus.
As I sit here typing this, “It’s a Wonderful Life” is playing in the background.
It reminds me of how thankful I am to my Lord and my Savior. Even though my life is not exactly in the most stable place right now. Yet, that is exactly one of the reasons I am so thankful.
A young woman, just a teenager, finding herself pregnant in a society that would stone her for adultery within a society that is cruel and dangerous. And when she is about nine months pregnant, she is told she needs to walk over seventy miles.
She should worry about her fiance leaving her. She should worry about the religious officials dragging her before a court and wanting to "dispose of her." She should be worried about her unborn child coming into a world that seems heartless and callous and deadly. She should ... worry.
She trusts what God has told her. She holds on to a promise that everything will be okay… even if it does not seem to be going so well, at the moment.
Her fiancé does stay with her. Yet, there are strange people saying strange things to and about her child. Yet, she learns that her baby’s life is now threatened. She needs to take him to Egypt right away!
She treasures all these things in her heart.
She praises her God. She keeps a hold of His promises.
It is not “Merry Christmas!”
It is not “Peace and Joy to all!”
It is not even “Let us exchange gifts!”
It was probably something more like “Hello, my child. Welcome to the world. I love you, and I will be here for you.”
That is what our Father, our heavenly Daddy, says to each of us on the day we are born.
Even better, He says it the day we decide we need to follow Him.
Even better, He says it every single day.
It does not matter what day Jesus was really born on. God cares more for us because of His Son, and the change that He has created in us.
When is Christmas?
It is the day when we respond to His call. When we are reborn in Him. It is Christ born in us. Some call it the day you were saved. Some call it the start of eternal life. Some call it their re-birthday (yo).
But it is our own personal Christmas.
God with us.
God loves you. He loves you so much that He sent His only Son to this earth that we might be with Him forever, in constant fellowship.
Your time to remember Christ is year round, not just once a year. He is not the reason for the Season, but He is the reason for all seasons!
I say to you today if you are not a believer in Jesus as Savior, that He wants you with Him forever, that He has done literally everything to get you and make you His friend and child.
I say to you today if you call on the Name of our Lord, that He wants you with Him forever, and He has done literally everything to get you and make you His friend and child. And He is always holding you in His hand.
I say to all that God loves you. He always has. He always will.
Oh …
I love you, too! Have a great life with our Lord!
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6, ESV
Our God became a baby. He came out of His love for us and His righteousness, showing His power and grace in restoring us to relationship with Himself.
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Isaiah 7:14, ESV
Good became one of us, and He made sure we knew it was Him firstly by having a virgin birth Him. Then He died to save us from sin. Let us celebrate His miraculous love.
Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!
1 Chronicles 16:10, ESV
Because we know that God became one of us to save us from sin and wrath, we can come together as believers and joyfully praise His Name, now and forever!
Clap your hands, all peoples! Shout to God with loud songs of joy!
Psalm 47:1, ESV
Our God became one of us to save us from our sins and restore us to relationship with Him. Let us celebrate His goodness and grace together, worshipping as His redeemed Church.
The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.
Psalm 28:7, ESV
Our God came to us, showing His love and compassion by becoming one of us, showing His grace and power by saving us from sin and overcoming death. Let us praise Him for His help and power in our lives, trusting our Great King and Shepherd.
“By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
John 13:35, ESV
God showed His love by becoming like us and dying for us. The absolute least we can do is love each other in the Church, lest we show we are not His disciples. Love with Jesus’ patient, gracious love.
“Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.”
John 14:21, ESV
God sent His Son to show us the truth of His expectations and commandments, and as the only truly Faithful One He has called us to follow and helps us by the Holy Spirit to obey.
So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 13:13, ESV
We have faith in Christ’s work to save, hope in His resurrection of eternal life, and by these we know He loves us. Let us now love each other.
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