GOD! In a Manger Lay!

Well, it's that time of year again. It's Christmas!! Yea!! It's the time of year when many will celebrate the birth of the baby Jesus who was born to seek and save the lost according to the will of His Father, our Heavenly Father; the Sovereign God over all time - past, present and future.

Unfortunately, the world completely ignores that part. More often than not, many are quite content to leave Jesus as a baby in a manger, all cute and cuddly.

I'm writing this Victory Call to remind each one of my believing, Christ-following sisters to take the baby out of the manger! Remember that the Child of Christmas is God! In all our celebrating this season let's remember that this baby, the child, born of a virgin, was and is God Himself.

Let's purpose now to keep Christ - Savior, Lord, Living Word, The Way, The Truth and The Life - as the central focus of all our Christmas busyness, for apart from Him, born, crucified and risen, there is nothing to celebrate!

Yes, almost everything around us is screaming at us, making some demand for our attention, time and energy. Nonetheless, my encouragement to you is to repeatedly say no to the noise, the hustle and bustle and draw near to God. Intentionally preach the Gospel to your own heart and soul. This is the only true meaning of Christmas!

God in the manger came to set at liberty all who were bound and taken captive by the gods of this world. He came to take the keys of death, hell and the grave that we might know Him as Savior, Redeemer, Lord! He gave us all that we would ever need for life and godliness!

The great condescension, the Almighty stooping to become a tiny infant, is more than enough to bring us to our knees in worship. Our minds will never begin to comprehend or understand this and it doesn't matter! What matters is Jesus! Christ and Christ alone! Grace in a manger!

Stephanie

Stephanie Paul, wife and mother of two grown children. An "instrument of change" in the Redeemer's Hand, in the lives of wounded and hurting women. Currently serving as a part of the Addiction Recovery Team at America's Keswick as Woman of Character Program Administrator.

DIGGING DEEPER
James 5:16
Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.