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Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 ESV
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| | ... in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their sins against them... 2 Cor 5:19
... Through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. Acts 13:38
"I will forgive their iniquity, I will remember their sin no more.” Jer 31:34b
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| | | | | A Christmas Story – Ken Barnes
For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, say Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6 NLT)
Let’s use our spiritual imagination to think about the backstory of the coming of the Christ-child—the child that was born to die.
Before the beginning of time, the Trinity, co-equal and co-eternal, planned salvation. The Father initiates the plan, the Son complies, and the Spirit executes it. The Father told the Son; I will limit your equality and send you to earth as a baby. You must leave the grandeur of heaven and be born amidst common animals.
You will grow up as God and man, and unlike heaven, where you were honored and respected, you will be mocked and rejected on earth. You will die the most gruesome and shameful death on a cross, and at the height of your suffering and shame, I will turn away from you because I cannot look upon sin. Our love and fellowship that had no beginning will be broken, and you will die totally alone.
Jesus ponders these things, and then in His foreknowledge, he sees December 25, 2023; he sees all humanity, but His chosen ones are covered by His shed blood on the Cross; our transgressions are not only forgiven but forgotten, just as if we have never sinned. He then looks further into the future and sees us in fine white robes around His throne, crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb” (Revelation 7:10 NKJV). He turns to the Father and says, "I will do it because of my love for You, Father, and all mankind."
God is big enough to see the entire world but small enough to see just you and me. I believe the Lord would say to us individually this Christmas season that if you were the only one who needed me, I would still have climbed Calvary’s tree. As the songwriter wrote, He could have called ten thousand angels, but he died alone for you and me.
The whole story starts with the birth of the Christ Child.
Ken was a foreign missionary with YWAM for many years. Contact him and read more HERE. |
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| Life of Jesus: The Four in One Gospel of Jesus
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