After writing the post yesterday and meditating on the verse from Is. 9:6, “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given…”, two words seemed to jump out at me. ‘Unto us’ a child was born, ‘unto us’ a son was given. This is the season of Immanuel (God with us), and today is the day we celebrate His birth even if we all know this wasn’t His literal birthday. God came into flesh and was given to us.
We didn’t deserve Him. We didn’t even believe He was the Messiah despite His holy life and proof of miracles. We mistreated Him in every way possible and ended by killing Him, and yet, God knew this would all happen in advance, and still chose to give Jesus ‘unto us’- into our care and for our benefit. That is the selfless act of a good God, one whose value of us is immeasurable.
Thou art good, and doest good… Ps. 119:68
O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever. 1Chr. 16:34
Jesus was born so that we can be reconciled to God through His blood shed for our salvation. God has always been the giver of the best gifts. “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.” (Jms. 1:17) Let us remember today the greatest gift God gave ‘unto us’ in the form of a babe, and lets give all the honour and praise to Him for providing our salvation.
Merry Christmas Everyone!!!
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Happy Birthday Jesus!!!