For me it's just a few minutes until Christmas. A few weeks ago my pastor gave a message called "The Invasion Begins" based on Mark 1:1-15 (see his notes here). I just love the term "invasion". It has connotations like planning and preparation. What a great way to describe the birth of Christ; God becoming flesh in the form of a baby. That is just mind boggling that this event occurred over 2000 years ago and was the true beginning of the most incredible invasion in human history.
For those of you who've not really considered Christ please consider a fresh look at Him. Throw out any misconceptions you may have formed because of His fallen followers. We make lots of mistakes but it's not Christ's error but ours.
Christmas is a time for many different things (don't forget the "Ralphie" movie on TBS) but it really needs to end up with us on our knees (hat tip to my pastor in awe of Jesus.
Along with the Christmas story take a look at Philippians 2:6-11.
Merry Christmas!
Posted by Tim at December 24, 2003 11:32 PM
