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CRYING and praising the Lord!!!

Luke 2:7
"And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes, and laid Him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn."

God saves His people. He sends His only Son to be sacrificed on the cross. Jesus made good on His promises, saving all others. Coming into our world as a helpless infant away in the manger. CRYING. The Son of God spent nine months in the Virgin Mary's womb. We think about Jesus leaving His "place" in heaven to become fully man. Do we think about His time in the womb? His time as a infant and then a toddler eventually to grow up! This is God, the Creator going through all the growing pains you and I went through. How did He feel going through this experience???

Did He feel like everything was under control? Was living this situation what He thought it would be? We cannot know what Jesus felt and experienced in this situation we can know how we experience similar events and what the Holy Scriptures tell us. This week we read through Psalm one hundred and forty-two. This chapter was inspired by a time when David had to hide in a cave. David demonstrates the way to pray from the depth and darkness of his cave hideout! He acknowledged he was CRYING and still he was praising the Lord and confident in GOD'S graciousness! GOD does hear David's CRY and HELPS him. Like God helped Isreal crying out in slavery. And the sick pleading to be healed by Jesus. God keeps His promises. GOD sent His Son.

A great musical summary of this most INCREDIBLE event is A Strange Way To Save The World by 4Him. It's a GREAT video you can watch right here...
https://youtu.be/iKYfzax-sNk
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