LUKE 1 -2
The birth of Christ is one of the simplest truths of Christianity. It is the starting point for many of our Christian doctrines. Yet, because we hear about the birth of Christ so much during Church or around Christmas, we sometimes lose sight of how awe-inspiring a truth this is. Whenever I start to lose sight of the greatness of this truth I picture a hill of fire ants. These ants are mean, angry, and ready to swarm any poor soul unfortunate enough to go near them. I ask myself: “Who would ever want to descend to the level of these ants and try to save them? Who could possibly have the capacity to love such spiteful creatures? Why not just let the rain wash them all away?” Thankfully, God looks on us much differently than I look on those ants. He descended to our lowly level and was spit on, beat, and eventually crucified by us ungrateful ants. What awesome humility our creator has to take on the form of his creation. What unending grace he must posses to allow these ants to be his heirs. And what all-surpassing love he must have for us to have come here. We serve an awesome God.
By John Smart
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