The Love of God Descending
The Love of God Descending
The Sons of men, not apprehending
The innocent, the tender babe
The manger, obscure and vague
The Magi, honored guests
The shepherds, nothing less
The horde of sinful men, destined to die
He the Savior, for them, crucified
But for now, a tender coo
The baby Jesus, delivered
For me – For you
A Tiny Life
A tiny life
delivered into obscurity
and humility
Yet full of the Godhead
and imbued with Divine Majesty
Set among the common things
of life
Among animals and mud
Among men who tended sheep
in the fields above
And yet sought with great earnest
by travelers following prophecy and a star
Lit by the Heavenly Hosts
to bring them nigh the newborn babe
the long awaited King on High
And thus He came
A Baby King
A Light to the Nations
A Savior to the redeemed
the most innocent tiny life
to bring Heaven to earth
and peace inside
12/10/15
Why Me?
Why would You honor me?
What in my past would qualify
What in my soul was ever worthy
to be called to witness majesty
To be sure
I was raised to respect
and honor God
But soon enough
my mind devised
wickedness that called and
dragged me through the mud
And so now
in later years
of my uninspired life
I haunt the ragged hillside
keeping my flock
and my thoughts
Until Your Angel appeared
In Bethlehem,
of all places
A town of nowhere
and nobodys
And yet I think I know why
You descended from on high
to arrive as the ancient text proscribes
In Bethlehem –
The Son of God!
To save all mankind
And I –
The chief of nobodys
And my brother shepherds rise
To follow Light
through dark of night
and eventually arrive
to see the babe
His smiling face
the gift for all mankind
12/01/16
INEXTRICABLY LINKED
Christmas inextricably linked to Easter
His birth inextricably linked to His death
The manger inextricably linked to the Cross
The Star of Bethlehem inextricably linked to the noon-day darkness of Golgotha
The flight to Egypt and safety inextricably linked to His deliberate journey to Jerusalem and death
My death to sin, the flesh, and self-will inextricably linked to new life in Him
My surrender and trust in Jesus inextricably linked to eternal life in Heaven with Him
Amen, Hallelujah, Amen!
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