Given

Read: Isaiah 9:1-7
Memorize/write: Isaiah 9:6

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given! Christ, gently, humbly, lowly taking on flesh and lying in a manger. The Creator was coming to bring redemption to the creation. He would condescend to take on flesh, humanity in its fullest- Fully GOD yet FULLY man and be held as a babe in a mother's womb and then in her arms. 

The phrases born and given also point this out to us. Born in humanity; given by God. John 3:16 reminds us of this glorious truth, "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believers in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life," John 3:16. A verse most have memorized and thought to be at times a child's verse is truly a heralding truth at Christmas. A proclamation of the prophecy of Isaiah fulfilled. 

And the sober reminder that grace and truth are also our reason to share with others. John 3 goes on to say, "And this is the judgement: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil." 

May we pray for gentle and lowly hearts this Christmas; marked with kindness, grace and truth. May the love of God abound in us richly so that we can share with others, the true Light of Lights this season- that has come to save His people from their sins. 

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