What good news it is! Jesus was born. He didn't just appear. He didn't come for just a short while. He came and was born. All purple and swollen. They put Him in a manger. He had to be circumcised. He had to be potty trained. He had to do all the stuff we have to do. Except He never sinned.
Something sort of interesting struck me in reading Matthew 1 and the first part of Luke 2. Mary was betrothed. God could have picked any virgin to birth His son. Isaiah didn't prophecy nothing about their being a fiance. But there was. The family is an important concept to those who fear God. Even the Son of the Most High needs a mother and a father. Just saying.
God' plan coming into action. Matthew mentions the 14 generations between Abraham and David. And then another 14 generations from David to the exile. Then a final 14 generations until He fulfilled His promise to David: to establish his kingdom forever. A Seed of David shall reign forever!! Hallelujah!! It might seem a long time to wait, but it's not. At just the right moment, Jesus stepped down from heaven to save the earth. To be a light to the Gentiles and for glory to His people Israel.
I have seen the Light. It is good. He is good. He fills me with so much joy each day I can hardly stand it! If there were words to describe the feelings I have right now about my God, believe me, I would write them. But there just aren't. So if you know Him, then you know what I mean. If not, I pray that you would know. It is like nothing on this earth. Jesus may have lived here, but he is not of the world. Anything from Him is on a whole other level. Reading His word has the power to wipe away everything else I'm worried or thinking about. Right now, everything else seems so small compared to the Glory of my God.
I guess it's one of those things where you have to be there...
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