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GOD BECAME A MAN -MATTHEW 1:18-25****

ONE WINTRY DAY A MAN WAS WALKING DOWN THE STREET AND NOTICED SOME GRAIN ON THE GROUND. A FLOCK OF SPARROWS WAS HAVING AN UNSCHEDULED FEAST. AS THE MAN TOOK A STEP TOWARD THE BIRDS, THEY BECAME UNEASY. ANOTHER STEP, AND THE NERVOUSNESS INCREASED. WHEN HE WAS ALMOST UPON THEM, THEY SUDDENLY FLEW AWAY.

FOR A FEW MOMENTS THE MAN STOOD THERE REFLECTING ON WHAT HAD HAPPENED. WHY HAD THOSE SPARROWS SCATTERED IN FLIGHT? HE HAD MEANT NO HARM, BUT THEN HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS TOO BIG.

ANOTHER QUESTION CAME TO MIND; HOW COULD HE WALK AMONG THOSE BIRDS WITHOUT FRIGHTENING THEM BY HIS SIZE? IT WOULD ONLY BE POSSIBLE IF HE WERE ABLE TO BECOME A SPARROW AND FLY DOWN AMONG THEM.

THE SPIRITUAL ANALOGY IS CLEAR. IN OLD TESTAMENT TIMES, GOD APPEARED TO PEOPLE IN VARIOUS WAYS-TO ABRAHAM THROUGH HEAVENLY MESSENGERS, TO MOSES OUT OF THE BURNING BUSH. THEY WERE AFRAID BECAUSE OF GOD'S AWESOMENESS. BUT CENTURIES LATER THE ANGEL OF THE LORD APPEARED TO SHEPHERDS AND ANNOUNCED. "THERE IS BORN TO YOU THIS DAY IN THE CITY OF DAVID A SAVIOR, WHO IS CHRIST THE LORD"
(LUKE 2:11).

YES, GOD BECAME A MAN SO THAT WE WOULD NOT BE AFRAID TO DRAW NEAR TO HIM.

WITHOUT RELUCTANCE, FLESH AND BLOOD HIS SUBSTANCE,
HE TOOK THE FORM OF MAN, REVEALED THE HIDDEN PLAN.
O GLORIOUS MYSTERY, SACRIFICE OF CALVARY,
AND NOW I KNOW THOU ARE THE GREAT "I AM."

JESUS BIRTH BROUGHT THE INFINITE GOD WITIN REACH OF FINITE MAN. THIS CHRISTMAS LET US DRAW CLOSER TO HIM.
HOPE TO SEE YOU NEXT TIME.

HAVE A HAPPY, BLESSED DAY*************
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