just a quick thought. i went at saw the movie The Nativity the other day. and I cannot believe how many new thoughts came into my mind of the well-known birth of jesus.
in the movie, king herod is freaking out because prophecy is saying there will be a king that will rule the world from the lineage of david. in order to prevent this man, they had people go back to their home towns to conduct a census and look for a suspicious man that might be rich and powerful that is from bethlehem.
they never found that man. because what they needed to look for was a baby.
how crazy is that. God came down here on earth into something so little, fragile, dependent. Jesus could have never survived on his own at that age, let alone be the king of kings. he cried just like other babies did, was hungry, was cold.
he was soooo vulnerable. and that just blows my mind
for anyone reading this that might doubt faith, 'religion', christianity, or even a guy named Jesus, I questioned you from this story, how can you NOT believe in it? This shows that there is in fact a God who loves us. He came down on earth as one of the most fragile beings and was born in the most humble of ways. He wanted Jesus to grow up as a human so he could fully related to everyone here on earth. All of our trials, temptations, struggles...when we here on earth go through these we CANNOT say that Jesus doesn't understand because HE DOES. The only difference between Him and us is that He was the perfect example.
The birth also shows God's complete vulnerability towards mankind. The God that has made a universe so vast that it is beyond our comprehension; a God that is so self-sufficient that He could create anything He desired to fulfill His needs.. but He choose us. He choose desiring to have personal relationships with everyone, and LOVE everyone here in this world...even though most of us do not reciprocate that love. He choose to be vulnerable to show us how MUCH He longs to be near us.
I know there are some amazing authors that have written some classic literature here in on this earth, but how could any one ever think of this? Kings and mighty rulers are born in palaces, high places, with gold and everything at a fingers reach.
This King was born among animals, straw, the darkness of the night, coldness, and yea, it pry even smelled....It was a quiet night with no blimp circling around bethlehem to announce the Savior has been born to all... what amazing Humility.
There is so much more to talk about... even the fact that Mary and Joseph were pretty much holding God in their arms.. how. I wonder if they could fathom the depth of that.
And this is the Great King I serve.
Happy belated Holidays to all, have a restful break!
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