Love

For the love.

That’s why Jesus came. He did it for the love of his creation, his people, you and me.

I love the way The Message puts it:

“This is how much God LOVED the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life. God didn’t go to all the trouble of sending his Son merely to point an accusing finger, telling the world how bad it was. He came to help, to put the world right again. Anyone who trusts in him is acquitted; anyone who refuses to trust him has long since been under the death sentence without knowing it. And why? Because of that person’s failure to believe in the one-of-a-kind Son of God when introduced to him.” - Joh 3:16-18

God didn’t go to all the trouble of sending His Son at Christmas to stand there and accuse us, blame us, shame us, or reject us. Nope. The reason we have Jesus in a manger in a tumble down stable is so He could break into the brokenness and make it possible for us to restore fellowship with God again. And all He asks is that we believe in Him. That we trust Him. That we put our weight on Him and lean.

That’s what His love is about.

That’s Christmas.

You have been troopers! Only one more day to go!

See you tomorrow,

Amy