Over
700 years before the birth of Jesus, God gave Ahaz a sign by saying “a virgin
would conceive and bear a son and shall call his name Immanuel”. God showed us centuries before it happened
that He already had a plan for the time when Jesus
would
arrive. God’s plan was carried out and
we celebrate that event today.
Tonight
many of us will be in church for Christmas Eve services. Others will be traveling to be with family and
friends. Some will observe the evening
at work or home alone. Wherever we are
or whatever we are doing, we should make sure that we recognize and celebrate
that this is the eve of the birth of Jesus Christ. We need
to
focus on what this has meant for centuries of Christians throughout God’s
world. We should also remember that this
event was only part of God’s plan and that He continues to carry out that plan
into our eternity.
Let’s
plan to reach out to God tonight. Let’s
have our last thought before we sleep
be
a remembrance of the magnificent child’s birth and how that single event
changed everything about our past, our present and our future.
Prayer:
God, we are grateful that you cared so
much for us that you brought Jesus to earth to live among us, to teach us about
you, and to then die for forgiveness of our sins. Sometimes we don’t feel worthy of the enormity
of your love, but we accept it and praise you for this and all your blessings, Amen.
Rod
Smith
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