I get rather sentimental over the simple Christmas story about a Mum and Dad who struggled to make life work for themselves, people who faced the ordeal of accusations about her pregnancy before they were married.
The story began with the long tedious journey that ended the night before the child’s birth, where they are content with accommodation in a barn where Jesus was born.
You know, the question has been asked of me, “how does a baby born over 2000 years ago impact my life today?”
Well, the answer for me is just as simple as the Christmas story itself, the Bible says, “the child grew and became strong….” (Luke 2:40)
You know, as much as I love the uncomplicated story of Christmas, it’s not the child who impacts my life; it’s the man He grew to become. The Child grew and became a man. The man who taught me how to live, loving God and others as much as we love ourselves.
He is the man who changed my life and made sense of my living.
Aylene and I wish you a very happy Christmas.
Took the words right out of my mouth.
Thank you Commissioner – I was working on this very same point for the morning’s meeting and looking for an illustration. Now, I shall share yours with our corps and get myself some sleep.
A blessed Christmas to you.
Hi Ben, thanks for your note, I hope you had a wonderful Christmas, no doubt you invested yourself fully. It’s a strange thing about ministry, but we cannot seperate ourselves from what we do. Let me know if there is anything I can ever do to help you. God bless you.