CHRISTmas

I was reading my friend Deanna's blog, and she had some really thoughtful stuff in it. This is one of my favorite parts;

Christmas is the most miraculous event in the Bible. The possibility of Jesus fufilling 1/3 of the prophecies (most notably the ones of his birth) are the same as taking a quarter and painting it black. Then filling Texas up with quarters to about 3 inches and sticking the black quarter somewhere in the middle. Then blindfolding a person and them choosing the one black quarter. When you think about it that way Christ's birth truly was the most miraculous in history.

Now Christ's birth was not only miraculous, but also humble. Think about it. Donald Trump paid millions for a craddle for his child, but God laid his only son in a manger. God could have woven his son's sheets out of silk, gold, or even clouds. He could have made the craddel out of gold and lined it with precious jewels, but instead he laid his precious head on hay. God gave the most perfect gift to the world and wrapped it in what seemed like day old newspaper or even a plastic bag. His son was a gift not only to man, but to all mankind, including the sub-human level shepards, the ones he blessed with a chorus of angels and the ability to wittness first hand the king of kings


I think that is such a great point. It also shows how much God DOESN'T care about looks and appearances. He loved His son as he was, a glorious miracle blessed to all of man kind. He didn't need to make sure he was the hottest babe with the clearest big blue eyes wrapped in the finest material you could ever find. He didn't care about having the hottest mom carrying His son, or what the kid would come out like. He cared about Mary's heart, and her devotion and loyalty. He cared about who Jesus would become, not what he was wrapped in when he first came to the earth. I think it is such an amazing thing, that we have such an awesome god that only cares about our INSIDES. It doesn't matter if we have the nicest clothes from the fanciest places, or if we do our hair with the newest trend. He just wants us to be ourselves and love Him with all of our hearts.

Fascinating. Our God is an awesome God.