It Was for You
Advent Day 17
Luke 2:12-14 This will
be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a
manger.” 13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the
angel, praising God and saying, 14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth
peace to men on whom his favor rests.”
DID you ever wonder why God would have his very own Son born
in a manger?
I’ve been around
mangers. They’re dirty. Animals drool into a manger, and who knows what other
organisms live there? Why, God, couldn’t you at least have opened a room in the
crowded inn for your own Son?
Actually, you
could ask a number of “why questions” about Jesus’ life. Why was he born into
lower-class working family? Why did people hate him so? Why did they kill him? Based
on the Bible, I believe the Father would reply in this manner:
“Why, you ask, did
I allow my Son to have such a hard birth, life and death? It was all for you,
my child. You see, my Son is my gift to you. I wanted to show you how much I
love you by sending my Son from Heaven’s glorious existence to the lowliest
place on earth. I wanted to show you real humility, so that you would be humble
as you would be humbled to know I will do anything to save you.
“My Son’s life was
to show you I am your Father who walks with you everywhere, even when it
stinks, even to the death. My Son knows your needs. Trust him, and turn to him.
When you do, I will welcome you into my home, into the glory the shepherds saw
that night.”
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