God Came Close

Scripture Reading: Luke 2: 8-20

Focus Verse: Luke 2: 17 “Now when they had seen Him, they made widely known the saying which was told them concerning this Child.”

All through the Old Testament we read of times when God came near.  Genesis 3:8  says that  Adam and Eve walked in the garden with the Lord God.  Exodus 3: 4  says, God spoke to Moses from a burning bush.  And many other places that God made His presence known.  But the greatest of all these appearances is in the New Testament when Jesus (God in flesh) came to earth and lived among us.  

 

Why did God send His only Son to earth from heaven?  Heaven is so much better than earth, so why would He come here?  Babies are born to live.  But Jesus was born to live a sinless life but also had a big purpose to die.  He was on a rescue mission and came to personally relate to us, to teach us and to walk with us.  He can identify with all of your sorrows, pains and temptations because he became human as well as fully God. Jesus came to earth as the best gift we could receive. He can truly be a friend to me.

 

His purpose in coming to earth was to show us how to live a life pleasing to God and then to die.  It wasn't an ordinary death.  He died in a special way for us.  He died a death that each of us should have died because of our sin.  The amazing thing is that he rose again and lives.  He defeated death in the tomb.  This is the most significant event in human history.  It’s so important that the world marks time by this event in 2021.  

 

I hope this event has changed your life forever as it has mine. You see if Jesus had not come then we have no hope.  We would be doomed to an eternity in hell.  We would have been left alone without a savior.  God came close to this world at Christmas time like the world had never seen before.  We can walk with Him on earth and for eternity!  Now let’s go and do as the shepherds did and make this good news widely known.

Bobby Johnson

Interlocking Ministries