The Great I AM is the same yesterday, today, and forever. The gifts He gives are also everlasting, faithful, and true. Today, around the world, many celebrate the gift of His Son, born as a baby, wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger (Luke 2)—a gift that keeps on giving.
The humble circumstances of His birth illustrate the extravagance of the gift.
The King of Kings wore no crown other than the crown of thorns (Mark 15:17).
The Lord of Lords became a servant and submitted to His Father’s will (John 13; Matt. 26:39).
The Lord of Heavenly Hosts was announced with a chorus of angels, yet He asked them to remain silent when He chose to become the perfect sacrifice (Luke 2:13-14; Matt. 26:53).
Emmanuel, God with us, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but rather He humbled Himself and became obedient to death, even death on a cross (Matt. 1:22-23; Phil. 2:5-11).
The humility and vulnerability of God’s love is the same yesterday, today, and forever. His love never fails and never gives up. It never runs out on me (Jesus Culture, One Thing Remains).
The Love that sent Jesus to earth, the Love that sacrificed His one and only Son, the Love that forgives the unforgiveable, the Love whose mercies are new every morning... is a Love that gives generously, unconditionally, undeniably, and extraordinarily.
Take a moment today and thank God for His eternal gifts, the most precious of which was, is, and always will be: His Son.
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