Merry Christmas (almost)!!
‘Tis The Season! I LOVE Christmas time for several reasons.
I LOVE presents (totally my love language). I LOVE having time off school
(although this is one of the last Christmas breaks I will have… I have to be an
adult soon with a real job… boo). I LOVE family and spending time with them. I
LOVE Christmas music of all kinds (I love the classics, I love the cheesy pop
versions, I love Christmas music that you can worship to, I love instrumental…
I think you get it). And most importantly I LOVE what this time of year stands
for.
Our savior was born…
Last year God really opened my eyes to the fact that Jesus
was born… to human parents… in a human way. I know it may seem simple, but if
you really take time to think about it… man is it amazing.
This “revelation” experience started a few years ago when I
heard the song “I Celebrate The Day” by Reliant K (which is my absolute
favorite Christmas song). Please take this time to listen to this song…
Ok ok ok… So the song says “the first time that you opened
your eyes did you realize that you would be my savior”. Mind. Blown. But after
dwelling on this concept I have come to realization that no, this tiny infant
was no different than you or I. Jesus had to hear his calling, he had to walk
in the spirit, he had to fight temptation, AND mere humans raised him. STOP IT.
Can you imagine Mary and Joseph… oh hey, I just gave BIRTH
to the savior of the world #NBD. The thought of humans (like you and I) having
the responsibility of raising Jesus makes me seriously tear up. Like, how
awesome and terrifying at the same time. I can’t imagine what that
responsibility would feel like. But, God knew whom to call and he knew that
they would raise HIS SON in a way that he would hear his calling, and walk in
the spirit, and fight temptation, and save the world. But it started in a
manger, with humans holding a very small, fragile, newborn baby with all the
potential in the world. Wow. Justin Rizzo wrote a song called “Incarnation
Song” and it is about this very thing (my second favorite Christmas song). I couldn't find this song anywhere on the interent to put in this blog. BUT you can buy it on iTunes and I strongly suggest that... Here is the chorus (the words in the whole song are extremely touching, but this part particularly):
“Your lying there so
helpless, your lying there dependent, your lying there your unable to stand on
your own. You’re unable to do anything at all. You are Lord, God made flesh.
King of glory coming, crowned in lowliness. Christ is born, come to earth. God
from everlasting was born a virgin birth”.
It’s EXTREMELY powerful. I think we see the powerful side of
Jesus a lot (and I LOVE that part of Jesus, I’m all for justice and
righteousness and miracles and all that cool stuff) but it really touches my
heart to think that he was once fragile and couldn’t even speak… I think it
helps us (at least me) to see the extreme human side of Jesus. It just makes it
that much more real what he really did for us. Praise the Lord!
“I celebrate the day that you were born to die so someday I
might pray for you to save my life… pray for you to save my life”.
Merry Christmas everyone! Dwell on this thought and be
blessed this year!
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