Saturday Musings God’s ways are not ours. He delights in surprises. He seems to relish the unexpected. Christmas is filled with surprises, but perhaps the biggest one of all is the incarnation, God has taken on flesh. He has told us why and for almost 2000 years the world has fought against His plan. But … More Christmas Always Includes Good Friday and Easter
Monday Discussion The angel comes not to ambassadors, or kings, or presidents, or media moguls, or celebrities, not to intellectuals, or priests, or professors but to shepherds, by many accounts, members of one of the lowest rungs of society in the ancient world. Shepherds. Think about the scene. It’s dark. They are tired. They are … More Terrifying Glory and Surprising Significance
First Tuesday in December Musings on Christmas Here’s one the great hymns of the faith. No meditation on the greatness of the incarnation is a waste of time. All meditation on the greatness of what God was doing in the work of Christ is productive for our spiritual growth in grace and in the power … More Teaching the Soul to Value the Incarnation
The post is a few years old and was originally a post Christmas offering. But maybe this year, at this time, it will help you today. We approach the first week after Christmas and the New Year—a good time to look back again through the eyes of children. Priceless video from a church in New … More It’s Always Christmas: We Live in the Glow of the Incarnation
Christmas Day Have a great celebration of the birth of Christ today. And if you get a chance, find a quiet place to watch the video. It might help bring some of the wonder of what should fill our souls about the coming of Christ. Merry, blessed, joy-filled Christmas to you all. http://youtu.be/byId_ddA0LQ
Monday Discussion “I told you that you would die in your sins, for unless you believe that I am He you will die in your sins.” (John 8:24) According to Jesus, no one can be saved if he does not believe in the divinity of Jeuss. Therefore, the doctrine of the incarnation is critical to … More “Jesus Isn’t Almighty God” or How to Destroy Your Gospel Presentation
Second Monday of December, Christmas 2021 The Importance of the Names of Christ The Old Testament makes it clear that it is God alone who can save men and women from sin and the corrupting influence of sin: Genesis 49:18 2 Kings 19:15-19 2 Chron. 14:11 2 Chronicles 20:5-12 … More Beyond Narnia: Always Christmas, Never Winter
Wednesday before Christmas Immanuel, God with us. (Matthew 1:23) God is with us. The creator of all that is seen and unseen is with us. God, YHWH, took on human flesh and walked among us. He was covered with the downy flesh of a baby and placed in the rude bed of an animal’s feeding … More Immanuel, God with Us! Can it Really Be True?
Thursday is for Discipleship (usually) The universe that God has created is magnificently vast. Scientists tell us it is filled with 100-200 billion galaxies. One recent formula put the number closer to 500 billion galaxies. That’s a galaxy for every star in the Milky Way! Let me understate it. The universe is vast. The Hubble … More Incarnation: The Most Radical Intensely Local Ministry Ever
Wednesday is for Prayer Is it not overwhelming to contemplate that our God has worn a body? He knows our frame (Psalm 103:14). He knows the heartache of loss, the panting need of thirst, the pangs of hunger that an empty stomach send out. I have little doubt that he experienced the illnesses that his … More The Savior has Worn a Body
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