Do we minimize the importance of Jesus’s birth? Have we turned our celebration into a mere consumer experience? One take away for me in today’s reading is that Jesus came to die, an outrageous purpose for a human. But Jesus was and is the Creator of the universe. How could He possibly lower Himself to become what He had created, only to suffer pain and rejection, then die. His love for each of us beyond our imagination. May we truly worship Him.
“So I want to encourage you today in a fresh way to accept the bad news of the Christmas story because, if you do, the good news becomes all the more comforting and glorious. The Christmas story tells you that you have been freed forever from denying or minimizing the danger that lives inside you because Jesus came to rescue you, forgive you, transform you, and ultimately to deliver you. That baby in the manger carried with him to earth everything that sinners need. It’s only when you admit the need that you will be able to fully celebrate the solution that is Jesus.” - Paul David Tripp, Come, Let Us Adore Him: A Daily Advent Devotional
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