A manger in a barn was an everday occurrence. So were women
giving birth. The start of the greatest
love story in the history of the world was quiet. Only some shepherds were told
that God had come to earth. It was also
significant. What great love called Jesus to leave heaven where He was adored
and glorified as the Son of God! That same great love captured the Father’s
heart. He loved me so much that He sent His Beloved from His presence for
thirty-three years. Jesus came to suffer. He came to know temptation, to be
persecuted and made fun of, to cause grief to those who loved Him. He came knowing
the purpose. He came to die.
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The climax of the story is the cross. It’s powerful and
life-changing. People take notice of an innocent man dying to save
the world, not from some other enemy but from themselves. He came to save us
from our own sin. To stand in our place and take our punishment. Often we can feel pity for someone suffering
at the hands of another, but rarely do we have sympathy for those suffering by
their own actions. We think it serves them right or that they must be stupid. Jesus loved us so much that He
would come to take the punishment we brought upon ourselves.
We see God's love through His actions. 1 John 3:16 says,
"Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us:
and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren." We can understand
God's love because we see it lived out. It wasn't words or warm fuzzy
feelings. It was actions that put our good above His.
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