Last night as we were in our corporate prayer time as a church Isaiah 9:6 came to my mind. It says this, "For to us a child is born, to us a son is given and the government shall be upon His shoulders, and His name shall be called WONDERFUL CONSELOR, MIGHTY GOD, EVERLASTING FATHER, PRINCE OF PEACE."
The essence of this scripture is anticipation, the men and women of the Old Testament were told of the coming Messiah, and they waited eagerly for that appearing. Now if you are a parent do you remember the anticipation that you had as you were awaiting your child to be born. Can you think back to the emotions that you were feeling, there was excitement, some uncertainty, some of us just went completely nuts, and then the day came, and you held that baby in your arms, how overwhelmed was your heart.
Now think about anticiapting the Savior of the world, the prince of peace, the God man that would save you from what you couldn't save yourself from, how eagerly they must have look for His coming.
Today I wonder how much we are anticipating the return of Christ, when He will come and complete the restoration and reconciliation process that began at the cross and salvation? I think that as great as it is to think back and remember the birth, I believe that we should also be careful to think forward and have our minds drawn to when He will appear, and as the hymn says, "the clouds be rolled back as a scroll, the trump shall resound and the Lord shall descend."
May you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and may you rejoice this season that Christ was born, lived a sinless life, died brutally, rose again, and is coming again for His bride.
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Thursday, December 23, 2010
Thursday, December 2, 2010
HE is the Image
One of my favorite passages of Scripture to read, especially during this time of year is Colossians 1:15-20, this beautiful poetic passage really describes in detail who Christ is and why He came.
"He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by Him all things were created, in heaven and on earth whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities-all things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. And He is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything He might be preeminent. For in Him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of His cross."
He is everything, in Him the invisible God was made visible. When we see Christ we see God. I just think that is amazing, the King of Kings, sends His son, the royalty of all royalty becoming nothing, in order that HE may be the one that reconciles all things to Himself and for His glory. SO during this season, the birth is awesome and all the traditions that go with the Christmas season are exciting, in the midst of all the hustle and busyness that comes with the season, take time to dwell here, that in the manger on that starry night, God became fleshed and dwelt among us the peasants. May that help us see the great Christmas carol, "JOY To the World," with more passion and zeal.
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"He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by Him all things were created, in heaven and on earth whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities-all things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. And He is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything He might be preeminent. For in Him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of His cross."
He is everything, in Him the invisible God was made visible. When we see Christ we see God. I just think that is amazing, the King of Kings, sends His son, the royalty of all royalty becoming nothing, in order that HE may be the one that reconciles all things to Himself and for His glory. SO during this season, the birth is awesome and all the traditions that go with the Christmas season are exciting, in the midst of all the hustle and busyness that comes with the season, take time to dwell here, that in the manger on that starry night, God became fleshed and dwelt among us the peasants. May that help us see the great Christmas carol, "JOY To the World," with more passion and zeal.
LOVE GOD LOVE PEOPLE
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