Mathew

Blessings to you on this Joyous day of hope I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention the fact that more than 2000 years ago, a baby came sent by the Father born of a virgin, laid in a manger in a stable. What meager beginnings for the King of the Universe. The Babe in the manger grew up and lived a sinless life died on a cross but rose again from the dead to allow us to have everlasting life. This is the gift of Christmas. That God was willing to send His Son to be the Savior of the World, but like every gift it needs to be opened in order to enjoy it’s benefits. We must receive this gift into our hearts. I think this poem says it best when we see the paradox of God.

The maker of the universe, as man for man was made a curse:
The claims of laws which He had made, unto the uttermost He paid.
His holy fingers made the bough which grew the thorns that crowned His brow:
The nails that pierced His feet were mined in secret places He designed.
He made the forests where there sprung, the tree on which His body hung:
He died upon a cross of wood yet made the hill on which it stood.
The sky that darkened o’er His head, by Him above the earth was spread:
The sun that hid from Him his face, by His decree was poised in space.
The spear revealing precious blood was tempered in the fires of God:
The grave in which His form was laid, was hewn in rock which He had made.
The throne on which He now appears was His from everlasting years:
But a new glory crowns His brow, and every knee to Him must bow.

This is the true meaning of Christmas… That God would love us to the uttermost and would go to impossible lengths to buy us back from sins destruction.
Remember the Child but don’t forget the Man Christ Jesus “who for the joy set before Him, endured the cross despising the shame and has set down on the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2”

The Joy was the reconciliation between God and man. Be reconciled to God!