Text: Luke 2:1-20, Psalm 46:4-11
Glory to God in the highest! “Come and see what the Lord has done…” (Psalm 46:8)
This. THIS is what we do today. We celebrate! We worship! We come together to see what the Lord has done… for all of us!
You see, all of history up until the birth of Christ was pointing to that manger. It was aching for that Baby in Bethlehem. And everything after finds its meaning in that moment. All of our hope begins here.
Friends, God is with us.
And—good news!—God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through Him. (John 3:17) He is the Prince of Peace.
Jesus came to make wars cease.
He came for peace on earth.
He came to be made low, and He came that God would be exalted.
He came to make a way for us to know Him, to help us see that we are fully known, and to redeem and reconcile us to the Father.
And after all this—after all that the Almighty God has lovingly and mercifully done for us—what does He ask us to do? He tells us to be still and know that He is God.
Today, we celebrate our Savior’s birth.
And like the Psalmist, we simply “Come and see what the Lord has done” for us.
Because, friends, “The Lord Almighty is with us!”
Glory to God in the highest. Peace on Earth; good will toward men.
For an added layer of worship during this sweet season of adoration and expectation, we’ve created a Spotify playlist for Advent 2014! You can find the complete SheReadsTruth | O Come Let Us Adore Him playlist at this link, or listen to today’s track on the player below. Enjoy!
Merry Christmas! For unto us a Savior is born!
Merry Christmas to all! Thank you for your faithfulness to sharing your hearts and the word of God each day. May God bless each of you with His presence — God with us!
Glory to God in the highest for the peace and great joy you bring to ALL people! Thank you Jesus!
God is within us, we will not fall; God will help us at break of day…..The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress! Come see what the Lord has done! Emmanuel is here! Be still and know that He is God! Blessings and glory and honor and power to Him!
Yes! Happy Birthday, Jesus!!
Happy birthday, Jesus!
"The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our Fortress. Selah
"The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our Fortress. Selah
"Be still and know that I am God. I *will* be exalted!"
And yet He came to us in lowliness. This reminds me of the Advent readings I've used in the past from John Piper, where Piper describes the incarnation as "God's most successful setback. He has always delighted to show his power through apparent defeat. He makes tactical retreats in order to win strategic victories. . . . And this is God's way for us too. We are promised glory–if we will suffer with him (Romans 8:17). The way up is down. The way forward is backward. The way to success is through divinely appointed setbacks. They will always look and feel like failure. But… 'God meant it for good!' (Genesis 50:20)."
Merry Christmas!
Thank you stinav96, your post really spoke to me. Merry Christmas Dear.
I love John Piper’s writings!
Merry CHRISTmas everyone! What a blessed day……