Thanks for this. Your series drawing our attention to the historical realities of ‘Christmas’ has been eye-opening and well done. I appreciate your hard work.

jerry

Have you considered all the “barriers to entry” that God put in place when it comes to faith in Christ? It’s staggering – if you actually place yourself back there.

- born of a virgin: not good
- raised in the dustbowl of Nazareth: not good
- no formal learning (”Where did He get is schooling?” was the question): not good
- his core followers of fishermen, a tax collector and a zealot: not good

Indeed, who has believed our report and to whom is the Arm of the Lord revealed!

More than anything else, what a glory it is that God has touched our eyes and our ears that we might see what to the Greeks (worldly-wise) is foolish and to the Jews (religious) a stumblingblock.

Philippians 2 has long been one of my favourite chapters reminding us to have the same attitude as this Servant King who did not think it a too big shame to come serve even the worst of humanity.

Dude, we are all the worst of humanity. There is no exception. The problem is, in the same passage, we more often than not think of ourselves more highly than we ought.

We are all wretched, wicked, and hopeless. We need Christ; and we all do not have Him. We must be born again.

I am also grateful that God demonstrated his love for us in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us. To die, he had to come. And I am grateful he came as He did.

Philippians 2 has long been one of my favourite chapters reminding us to have the same attitude as this Servant King who did not think it a too big shame to come serve even the worst of humanity. I am daily challenged by it and often fail, like this morning when I just drove past the needy without even a prayer in my heart for them. I hang my head in shame…

Again, thank you, Chris L.