My heart is filled with wonder as I consider the coming of our Lord as a babe in a manger. I am in awe that the God of the universe would come as a human being to live among us, teaching us how to live a life pleasing to Him, and then dying a cruel death so that we could be in relationship with our Creator.
The book of Genesis reveals to us that before mankind’s fall into sin, God came down and walked with Adam during the cool of the day. Man was created in God’s image to have fellowship with Him. When Adam sinned, the fellowship was broken and man was separated from God.
But God did not give up on us! In the Old Testament, He provided a way for sins to be covered through animal sacrifices; and as recorded in the New Testament, the sacrificial death of our Lord provides more than just a covering of sins. When we accept Christ as our Savior, our sins are washed away, and we enter into a Father/child relationship with our Creator.
I am so thankful that God loves us so much that He wants a relationship with us. He wants to be with us! The Word tells us in Matthew 1:23, Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. We who were far from God have been provided a way to be near Him!
Father, thank You that You did not leave us as we were. You did not leave us in our sin. You sent Your Son as a baby to be with us. He lived as one of us and was touched by the same feelings that we have. Thank You for the life He gave so that we could be set free from sin, and that we could be in relationship with God who is with us!
Scriptures for Reflection
Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. (Matthew 1:23)
For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. (Hebrews 4:15)
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