that's what the front of the card said.
Opening the
card, I went on to read this message ....
" 'And this shall be a sign
unto you;
ye shall find the babe
wrapped in
swaddling clothes, lying
in a manger.' " Luke 2:12 (KJV)
May your Christmas be a time to reflect on the simplicity of His birth
and the magnitude of His purpose.
I read it again!
May your Christmas be a time to reflect on the simplicity of His birth
and the magnitude of His purpose.
Acrostic:
C - CHILD ... unto us is born ...
Isaiah 7:14 "Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign:
Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call
His name Immanuel."
H - HEAVEN ... from where He came ...
John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten
Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal
life."
R - REASON ... for the Season He is ...
John 3:17 "For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the
world; but that the world should be saved through Him."
I - IMMANUEL ... He shall be called ...
Matthew 1:23 " 'Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall
bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,' which translated
means, 'God with us'.
S - SAVIOR ... who is Christ the Lord ...
Luke 2:10-11 "And the angel said to them, 'Do not be afraid; for
behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which shall be for all the
people; for today in the city of David there has been born for you a
Savior, who is Christ the Lord.' "
T - TRUTH ... the Life and the Way ...
John 14:6-7 "Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the
life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me. If you had known Me,
you would have known My Father also; from now on you know Him, and have
seen Him.' "
M - MAN ... who walked among us ...
John 1:1, 14 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with
God, and the Word was God." ... "And the Word became flesh, and dwelt
among us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of the only begotten from
the Father, full of grace and truth."
A - ALMIGHTY ... among other things ...
Isaiah 9:6 "For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to
us; and the government will rest on His shoulders; and His name will be
called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of
Peace."
S - SACRIFICE ... the ultimate ...
1 Peter 1:18-19 "Knowing that you were not redeemed with perishable
things like silver or gold from your futile way of life inherited from
your forefathers, but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and
spotless, the blood of Christ."
CHRISTMAS! May your Christmas be a time to reflect on the simplicity
of His birth and the magnitude of His purpose ....
"Let the Stable Still Astonish"
by: Leslie Leyland Fields
Let the stable still astonish:
Straw-dirt floor, dull eyes,
Dusty flanks of donkeys, oxen;
crumbling, crooked walls;
No bed to carry that pain,
And then, the child,
Rag-wrapped, laid to cry
In a trough.
Who would have chosen this?
Who would have said:; "Yes,
Let the God of all the heavens and earth be born here,
in this place." ?
Who but the same God
Who stands in the darker, fouler rooms of our hearts
and says, "Yes, let the God of heaven and earth be born
here -
in this place."
From the Cradle to the Cross!
"Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!" - 2 Corinthians 9:15
Christmas (Gifts) and Blessings to you and all of yours!!
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Amen and Amen!!
Blessings!
Kelli
