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MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Luke 2:11 & 12
"11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger."

Merry Christmas!!!
This is the most incredible day ever! All Advent we studied the inconceivable way GOD came to be with us in the form of a helpless little baby. Today we celebrate this improbable birth.

Jesus was a baby that is a VERY BIG DEAL! We always overlook the small things. Our sermon was titled "Little Things That Aren't So Little." We turn to the Gospel of Luke, chapter two for the Christmas account. Reading verses one through twenty gives us a real reliable record of events. As we read we are going to pay close attention to the prepositions in the verse. They are minor words in size and they have a major impact on the meaning. 

In verse eleven; "For UNTO you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord." This is the angels message to the shepherds out in the field. They were there minding their own business when Heavenly light show broke the silent, calm night. They were out there hurding sheep, they were clueless about Mary, Joseph and their newborn baby.

To these shepherds the angels say; "UNTO YOU..." AND, that's the beautiful thing; God took initiative and made a plan for OUR Salvation.  Jesus came to us. As a baby and saved our lives. God did not seek vengeance He gives GRACE. God's grace is moving in our direction… HE gives us many chances. 

"And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped IN swaddling clothes, lying in a manger." JESUS could have come to us any number of ways. Even like these angels floating in the sky with a fantastic light show. But, He didn't, He came as a "babe wrapped IN swaddling clothes..." AND! Not only that He came wrapped in frail flesh and blood. Incarnate. God came in person. Very personally. God has skin in the game.
He came for you on that first Christmas day.
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