Thought For Today -December 23-24-25
Glory to God in the highest! How great is our God!
By: Robert A. Searles
Oh
pen! Fly swiftly across this page and proclaim to the world the glories
of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ. Born in a manger, in a
cattle stall, a long time ago as an obscure peasant child. Wonder of
wonders that his birth was announced by a heavenly host of angels, and
shepherds were made to fear and gaze in amazement as the announcement
was made that this was the promised Messiah, the Christ child whose name
would be Jesus who had come to save his people from their sins.
"And
there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping
watch over their flock by night. And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon
them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were
sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, fear not: for, behold I bring
you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto
you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the
Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; ye shall find the babe wrapped
in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the
angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, glory
to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men." Luke
2: 8 14.
The
hymn writer has posed the question, "Who is he in yonder stall, at
whose feet the shepherds fall?" Then he goes on to answer his own
question: "Tis the Lord! oh wondrous story! Tis the Lord the King of
glory! At his feet we humbly fall, crown him, crown him Lord of all!"
These are the words of the hymn writer, Benjamin R Hanby who lived
between 1833-1867.
Truer
words could never be spoken. He is the king of glory.
We celebrate today with great joy, the birth of this special child ,"in
yonder stall", who though he was the very God of glory, while on earth
as a man, he had no place to lay his head. He grew up and became a man,
and though he was deity, temporarily laid aside his divinity in order
that he might identify with all men in their sufferings and temptation;
and take upon himself the sins and condemnation of all men, and die in
their place on a cruel Roman cross.
Praise
God, the cross and the tomb was not the end for Jesus, for when the
women came to anoint his body they found the tomb empty because he had
risen.
"Until the day in which he was taken up, after that through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen: To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God." Acts 1:2,3.
What
a great God we have, who loved each of us so much that even while we
were yet sinners, he would leave the glories of heaven and condescend to
the level of sinful men!
Today as we gather with family and friends around our Christmas tree or
dinner table and enjoy the gifts, lets just stop and consider what this
day is all about. This is the day we celebrate the advent of our Lord,
when "God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that
whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life."
John 3: 16.
There
are not enough words in the English language, or any other language for
that matter, to adequately proclaim the majesty and magnificence of our
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
If you do not personally know this person who was born in the Bethlehem
stable so long ago as your Lord and Savior, he is at this moment
offering himself to you as your sin sacrifice. He grew up, became a
man,( even though he was God), and bled and died and suffered and rose
again for your salvation and justification. There is no other name under
heaven given among men whereby we must be saved. There is no other
means of entrance into heaven except by him. He is the way, the truth
and the light. He is the door by which all must enter into heaven and
the presence of God the Father. The word of God says that whosoever will
may come, and whosoever will come to him he will in no wise cast out.
What
better time could there be to receive God's unspeakable gift of love,
of forgiveness of all sin, past, present, and future, through his son,
the Lord Jesus Christ? Simply approach him, believing his word with
repentant heart, and ask him to forgive your sins and come into your
heart and there abide forever, and he will
The
shepherds received the glad tidings of Christ's birth with joy and
gladness. Why not receive the glad tidings of God's extended grace to
you for your salvation with joy and gladness and gratitude on this
Christmas day?
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