May We Seriously Consider How God Came to Us in the Flesh!
In considering Christmas and the birth of the Messiah, have we ever considered how Jesus was not a created being but was with God from the beginning of time? & Have we ever considered how Almighty God knew we would need a Savior from the beginning, and how we would need His Holy Spirit when Jesus gave His life upon the cross of Calvary. Seriously, have we considered the magnitude of what God has done for us!
As we draw ever-closer to Christmas morning, have we ever wondered how many babies must have been born in Bethlehem to women named Mary on the same night as Jesus’ birth? Have we ever really considered how other mothers of the babies born that particular night would also not have had sufficient lodging, and how other mothers may have needed make-shift accommodations too? Nevertheless, only one young teenage-age girl was named Mary, betrothed to a man named Joseph, and carrying a baby who was to receive the name of Jesus—the Savior of the world. Seriously, consider that for a few moments.
“But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
(Micah 5: 2 NASB)
Too little to be among the clans of Judah,
From you One will come forth for Me to be ruler in Israel.
His times of coming forth are from long ago,
From the days of eternity.”
As we listen and sing Christmas songs in preparation of Christmas, we remember how baby Jesus was born in a town filled with about half a million people. We can easily read the details: all were present to celebrate the Passover, all were there to pay the half-shekel temple tax, all men from the tribe of Judah came, so the crowd must have been huge, & and truly the crowd must have consisted of so many pregnant women. Joseph could have left Mary behind in Nazareth, choosing instead to travel to Judea, to Bethlehem, the city of David, alone, but he did not because the angel of God had already told him the truth about the baby Mary carried insider her womb. Without a doubt, only one young girl (one Mary) present then in Bethlehem, one particular Mary, on this significant night, had the Messiah placed inside her from the Holy Spirit of God. Seriously, consider that for a few moments.
“Therefore He will give them up until the time
(Micah 5: 3 NASB)
When she who is in labor has given birth.
Then the remainder of His kinsmen
Will return to the sons of Israel.”
In studying this particular Passover celebration and the decree to be counted for the census, it must have been a sight to behold. People everywhere, arriving to Bethlehem at various times, and the roads must have been so crowded within this small city (much smaller than the capital city Jerusalem). Think about the sound of Bethlehem as the people arrived to be counted singing psalms of praise as they entered the city, preparing their hearts for this commemoration of how the Jewish families had been spared the night when the blood had allowed the death angel to PASS—OVER their homes and spare their sons. Consider the shepherds outside Bethlehem, quietly tending their sheep, and think about their fear as the angel of God spoke to them concerning this One born that special night. God orchestrated the Passover night from generations ago, and God orchestrated the events the night God entered the world as a baby. Seriously, consider how God planned for Jesus who came to earth (God in the flesh) and who came to shepherd His people. Seriously, consider how Jesus as a baby had the power of God within Him even as an infant. Consider the majesty of our Amazing God!
Oh, yes, may we consider that for a few moments!
“And He will arise and shepherd His flock
(Micah 5: 4-5 NASB)
In the strength of the LORD,
In the majesty of the name of the LORD His God.
And they will remain,
Because at that time He will be great
To the ends of the earth.
This One will be our peace.”
- Today, may we sing psalms of praise as we remember how God orchestrated all the details of the birth of Jesus from the beginning of time!
- Today, may we prepare our hearts through Bible study, as we draw closer to Christmas day, truly considering baby Jesus—the single-most important reason for celebrating Christmas!
- Today, may we prayerfully reflect & remember what God has done for us!
- Today, may we Seriously Consider How God Came to Us in the Flesh!
- May we praise King Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer, who changes our hearts and dwells within us through His Sweet Holy Spirit!
“Joy to the world, the Lord is come! Let earth receive her King!”
—Isaac Watts
“for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.”
(Luke 2: 11 NASB)