12-24-10 MI DAILY DEVOTION (Luke 2: 11- 12)
“YE SHALL FIND THE BABE… IN A MANGER”
11- “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. 12- And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.”
The Baby in a manger more than 2,000 years ago changed my life, He changed my heart, He changed my perspective, He changed my way of thinking, He changed my direction and I can go on and on…
That little Baby did not remain in a manger; He grew up in a “not a very pleasant place” called Nazareth. He was born in a very small city of Bethlehem which means the house of bread. He grew up as a very wise boy, a little boy who is full of wisdom and knowledge that even the Doctors and Lawyers asked questions on Him. (Luke 2:39- 40) “And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth. 40- And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.” If you will just look at this little boy from the manger to Nazareth and then think of how He would get up to become a good teacher, a healer, a writer and the greatest philanthropist in the world since the time of Adam and Eve up to the present... is beyond our imagination. The little Baby in that little manger with the sheep and other animals is the Savior of the world; He is the Messiah and the King of kings. He is the one who shaped up my life and He can do the same to you. He is the one who showed me the way from darkness to Glory. He is the one who gave us joy, peace and satisfaction that this old world could never do. He is the CHRIST of CHRISTmas and the only reason for the Celebration. He is the reason why we have the steadfast love of the Lord. He is the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End. He is the Eternal God, the second person of the Holy Trinity and He is the only way, the Truth and the Life. (Isaiah 9:6) “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.” (John 14:6) “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” (Revelation 1:8) “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.”
