Come And See Jesus

In John chapter 4 we are told of a woman who met Jesus at a well one day. After speaking with Him, she ran into the city and invited the men of that place to come and see a man. 

John 4:29 Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?

All of her life she had been looking for Mr. Wonderful and she had finally found Him!  He is wonderful and here’s why —

He is a Physician Who never loses a case.

He is a Captain Who never loses battle. 

He is a Teacher Who perfectly teaches every student. 

He is a Preacher Who always preaches the right message.

He is a Musician Who always plays the right note.

He is an Artist Who never misses a stroke.

He is a Savior Who completely saves all who come to Him.

He is a Master Who always leads in the right direction

He is a Friend Who sticks closer than a brother.

He is a Counselor Who always give the right advice.

Jesus is so far beyond our level of comprehension that we can never figure Him out, yet He can be known by a little child. He is Wonderful!

May we never forget that He is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. That’s why we celebrate His birth. 

“O come, all ye faithful, — Joyful and triumphant, — O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem. — Come and behold Him, — Born the King of Angels; — O come, let us adore Him, — O come, let us adore Him, — O come, let us adore Him, — Christ the Lord.”   

   John  F. Wade

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The Precious Gift From God

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.

Jesus was a gift from God. Without God being a man, the death and resurrection of Christ means nothing. 

With it, His sacrifice means everything. It means the innocent died for the guilty, and that sinners can be saved, if they will come to Jesus by faith.

Yet, there is another gift that will be fulfilled when He comes again. And, He is coming again!

Revelation 22:12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.

That’s why the angels sing about Jesus being Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

“Hark! the herald angels sing, — Glory to the new born King, — peace on earth, and mercy mild, — God and sinners reconciled! — Joyful, all ye nations rise, — join the triumph of the skies; — with th’ angelic host proclaim, — Christ is born in Bethlehem! — Hark! the herald angels sing, — Glory to the new born King!

“Christ, by highest heav'n adored: — Christ, the everlasting Lord; — Late in time behold him come, — Offspring of the favored one. — Veil'd in flesh, the Godhead see; — Hail, th'incarnate Deity: — Pleased, as man, with men to dwell, — Jesus, our Emmanuel! — Hark! the herald angels sing, — Glory to the newborn King!

“Christ, by highest heaven adored; — Christ, the everlasting Lord; — late in time behold him come, — offspring of a virgin’s womb. —Veiled in flesh the Godhead see; — hail th’ incarnate Deity, — pleased as man with man to dwell, — Jesus, our Emmanuel. — Hark! the herald angels sing, — Glory to the new born King! — Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace! — Hail the Sun of Righteousness!”

      Charles Wesley

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Joy To The World

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

God didn’t send His Son into the midst of a great spiritual revival. He sent Him to those who were floundering around in darkness. 

Many saw the light of Jesus and were led out of darkness in that day. 

The good news is that we don’t have to stumble around in the darkness. 

Do you remember the day the Light of God shined into the darkness of your life — what it was like to see yourself as you really were and know that God offered you light, hope and life? 

In the Bible we have the tools and the help we need to walk in the light day by day. That’s the place of greatest blessing, That’s joy. 

1 John 1:7  But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

“Joy to the world, the Lord has come — Let earth receive her King — Let every heart prepare Him room — And heaven and nature sing, and heaven and nature sing — And heaven and heaven and nature sing.”

      George F. Handel

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From The Manger To The Cross

Jesus was a baby born to die. He had been expected since the fall in the Garden of Eden – Gen. 3:15. 

Every lamb, ram, goat, bird, etc., that had been sacrificed down through the ages pointed to this special birth. 

He is why —  Noah built an Ark, Abraham built an Altar, Moses built a Tabernacle, Solomon built a Temple, and God built a Hill called Calvary. 

The Jewel of Heaven came down to earth to be our Savior.

A man by the name of Odell McLeod wrote about it in this old song — “From The Manger To The Cross”.

“Amidst the stranger's cattle, where the birth of Jesus came, — The lonely manger kept Him from the cold. — And there was the beginning of the journey Jesus made. — Today it is the greatest story told

“From the manger to the cross, rugged cross of Calvary, — The road that Jesus walked for you and me all alone — By the world forsaken, still He shed His blood for me — From the manger to the cross, the rugged cross of Calvary.”

     

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Follow The Star

The wise men came to worship the Lord Jesus when he was but a child. 

Led by the star, they would have known of the prophecy of Num. 24:17, which says, “…there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel…” 

No doubt they were moved by the Spirit of God to go to Bethlehem.

Matthew 2:10-11 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. 

[11] And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.

Wise men and women still listen for a Word from the Lord.

You are wise if you have followed the light you have been given. 

You are wise if you have believed the Gospel. 

You are wise if you worship Jesus. 

You are wise if your give to Jesus the things that belong to Him. 

You are wise if you heed His voice.

As the wise men followed the light of the star, today wise men and women follow Jesus, the Light of the world. 

“Walk in the light, beautiful light, — come where the dewdrops of mercy shine bright. — Shine all around us by day and by night, — Jesus, the light of the world;”

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Glory To God In The Highest

The shepherds were outcast by society as vile and filthy and by religion as defiled and unfit to worship. 

But God sent the angel to them with the greatest message ever given to earth. Why? Because of pure grace – Eph. 2:8-9.

The angels praised God at Creation – Job 38:7.

When they see Him step off the Heavenly Throne and be born as a baby in human flesh, their song reaches new heights.

Luke 2:13-14 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, \

[14] Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

If they can praise God for what they see Him do, we should praise Him for what He has done in our hearts – Psa. 40:1-2.

“Look up, Fear not, The angel said, —  Behold the Messiah's come, The one of whom you read, — And as they spoke to men that day, — The Heavenly host around the throne joined in to say

“Glory to God in the highest, Peace on earth good will to men, — Heavenly angels announced His arrival in the little town of Bethlehem, — Hallelujah to the Lord, sing Holy, He was born to save the world from sin, — Glory to God in the highest, Glory, Hallelujah to the Lord, Amen.”

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Bethlehem

The fact that Jesus was born in Bethlehem was no accident.  It was predicted many years before it came to pass.

Micah 5:2 But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.

A pagan emperor, Caesar Augustus, — living thousands of miles away — issues a decree that all his subjects be registered and taxed.  

So Mary and Joseph, living in Nazareth, return to their ancestors home at Bethlehem, some seventy miles south.

This may not mean much to you, but it does teach us that Caesar may have been ruling, but God was overruling.  The Lord in His providence worked out all the details necessary so that Jesus might be born where the prophets said.

By the way, if He can do that, then surely He can take care of our little needs.

“O little town of Bethlehem — How still we see thee lie — Above thy deep and dreamless sleep — The silent stars go by — Yet in thy dark streets shineth — The everlasting Light — The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight.

“For Christ is born of Mary — And gathered all above — While mortals sleep, the angels keep — Their watch of wondering love — O morning stars together — Proclaim the holy birth — And praises sing to God the King — And Peace to men on earth.”

Phillips Brooks, 

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