“This is how much God loved the world: He gave
His Son, His one and only Son. And that is why: so that no one need be
destroyed; by believing in Him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life. God
didn’t go to all the trouble of sending His Son merely to point an accusing
finger, telling the world how bad it was. He came to help, to put the world
right again. (John 3:16-17, The Message)
A small boy, filled with all kinds of playful ideas anxiously awaited
his father’s return from work. An extra-long day at the office, however, had
taken its toll and his father longed desperately for just a few minutes of
relaxation. Over and over again, the boy tugged at his dad’s leg with yet
another suggestion of something they might do together. Finally in total
frustration, the father ripped from a magazine a picture of the world and tore
it into a hundred pieces. “Here!” he said, handing the child a roll of scotch
tape, “go put the world back together!”
“Ah… peace at last!” (or so he thought). But in just a few minutes he
was interrupted again. There before him stood his son, and in his hands was a
crudely-fashioned picture of the world. “Son—that’s incredible! How did you
ever do it?” “It was easy,” said the boy.
“You see, on the other side of the picture of the World was a picture of
a man, and as soon as I got the man straightened out, the world was OK too!”
One Day our Heavenly Father looked down from heaven and saw a broken
world---a world that had been shattered into a million pieces by the deadly
hammer of sin. But, God loved that world and He loved it in the form of a tiny
baby who could make it all new again. (AUTHOR UNKNOWN)
We fill the Christmas season with lights and music. Plans are made for those closest to us to be
together once more. Candles glow, trees
are adorned and gifts are exchanged. We
close down our shops and open our homes to friends for parties. All of the celebration of this season is
because of God’s blessed gift… His one and only Son.
Scripture
to Remember:
But when the fullness of the time came, God
sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law, so that He might
redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as
sons. Galatians 4:4-5
(Submitted by Gary
Wood)
