This Christmas, in your quiet moments, I invite you to join me as I meditate on Christ: The God Who Comes.
Though He has no obligation to do so, He comes.
Throughout the Bible, we see in each person's life the revelation of the God Who Comes. Calling to Adam, warning Cain and giving him time, saving the human race through Noah, bringing justice through the flood, calling Abraham while he was an idolater, telling Sarai she'd have a miracle son, saving Isaac from being a sacrifice, wrestling with Jacob and transforming his future...the list goes on.
He comes to Joseph in dreams. He walks with Adam and Enoch. He speaks to important and so-called "unimportant"—Abraham AND Hagar.
If you are tired and burdened, He comes with rest and trades you His lighter burden.
If you are lost, He is calling to you as He called to Adam "Where are you?"—not because God doesn't know where you are, but so YOU will know where you are.
If you are morning the loss of a loved one or suffering in any way, remember that He is the God Who Comes Near—especially to those who suffer. When Job demanded God come to answer why Job lost everything and everyone (even though he was innocent), God came. He came in a storm and though He didn't explain Himself, He came. Do you feel the weight of that statement? I do and it slows everything down.
Job was forever changed by His presence, transformed into someone who—no matter what came—could trust in the Lord God.
So, if you are celebrating this Christmas, celebrate the God who has come to you and blessed you richly. He came as a baby, He died as a man, and He returns as a King.
To me, this is the most extraordinary thing about Christianity. We exclusively worship a God who desires relationship and comes near, wishing to dwell with us, walk with us, carry us.
Grace transforms because it arrives with His presence.
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