WHY HE CAME

We have officially come upon my favorite time of the year. Advent. The time where we focus on the coming birth of Christ and all that it means for us. As much fun, and as important as it is to remember the babe in the manger there is something more important to remember this time of the year-the why. We need to remember why Jesus had to come as a baby.

In order for us to be reconciled to God there had to be a perfect, human blood sacrifice. This isn't because God is vengeful or crazy or something. It had to be this way because God is perfectly just, perfectly righteous and perfectly holy. In order to be reconciled to Him the sacrifice had to be just as perfect in every way. Jesus is the only one that fit the bill, because Jesus is 100% God and 100% man.

I was cruising through YouTube last night and I came across a song that seems to capture the true meaning of Christmas. I think it is from The Nativity Story (the movie of a couple of years ago).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyR0lwO-nXc

So, as we enjoy the goodwill, the "season's greetings", the cooler weather (I love wearing sweaters!), the lights, trees and candy canes, as we enjoy the anticipation of singing Happy Birthday to Jesus, let us also remember WHY HE CAME and remember to thank Him for His marvelous love, a love that is deeper than the universe.

HAPPY ADVENT!!!
-PRT/JLK-