Jesus Came Near

 Jesus Came Near

Scripture Reading:  Luke 2

Focus Verse: Luke 2:11 “The Savior yes, the Messiah, the Lord has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David!”

Luke 2 tells us how it came about that Jesus came and was born.  We can learn many events that happened around that event and it was like nothing that had ever happened before!  Some people think that God is "somewhere out there", but He is everywhere and He is here.  He came in the flesh as was planned from the beginning because of love. God wanted to give an opportunity for a restored relationship with Him and sent His "Only Begotten Son", to accomplish this.  Jesus came near.  It affected everyone from the lowly shepherds to the majestic wise men.  We rejoice!

 

Every year in December I set up a nativity scene in front of our home so it can be seen from the road when people pass by.  It has different figures such as the shepherds, wise men, and angel, Joseph and Mary, some sheep, a donkey, some chickens, and of course the Baby Jesus in the manger.  One year something unusual happened, someone stole the Baby Jesus.  They took Him right out of the manger.  It was just a plastic baby.  Can someone take Jesus from you?

 

Once you have been born again, nobody can really take Jesus away from you, not even Satan. We can’t lose Jesus, but sometimes people get so busy at Christmas time they lose sight of Jesus.  We need to keep Jesus in our thoughts, meditating on Him and praying with Him. One reason is that we may have opportunity to share the real meaning of Christmas with someone who needs to hear about Christ's love for us.  Jesus came to this earth because He loved us so much that He was willing to take the punishment for our sins and die for us.  So when God looks at us he no longer sees our sin, but He sees the righteousness of His Son Jesus.  Let us not forget that Christmas time is when Jesus came near.  He wants to live in your heart.  He wants to make you a new person.  Surrender to Him today if you never have.

*see the photo of the nativity.

Bobby Johnson

Interlocking Ministries