Hello all,
I really hope that you and your family have a great Christmas. Thanks for logging in this year and taking the time to read my reflections of faith and life. I hope you were blessed by them in some way.
God Bless,
Dave
One of the things I try to do as I am getting ready for Christmas is to re-read some of the Christmas story. I usually look up some of the passages in the Bible and reflect on them. I thought I would include some of the ones I am looking at this year. If you haven’t got a Bible you can click on the links to open the passages on your screen.
Happy reading!
While I was reading through the book of Matthew this morning and as I got to chapter two I started to think about the different reactions to Christ’s birth. Various groups and people had different thoughts about His birth and why He came.
The Magi
The Magi recognised that Jesus was the promised Saviour and that He came to save us from our sins. They came to Him and bowed down and worshiped Him. They offered gifts fit for a king.
King Herod
Herod was greatly disturbed and threatened by the birth of the King of the Jews. He was worried that would destroy his power and kingdom.
The Religious Leaders
The religious leaders of the day were too busy with their “religious” duties to even notice that Jesus was born. They didn’t really notice until He began to have a following.
As I thought about these three reactions I realised that it seems for some people not much has changed.
How about you?
Which camp are you in? Are you someone who will recognise the King? Will you be threatened by the King who wants to be your Saviour? Or will you be too busy to even noticed the true meaning of Christmas?
My hope and prayer is that you will stop this Christmas and take some time to remember that Jesus really is the reason for the season. He is not a threat. He just wants to be in relationship with you and save you. After all, that is the reason why He came.