Last night at our Christmas worship service my colleague, Franklin Scott, talked about the familier Christmas story with a cool object lesson - he had an alumni bring in her 3 month old baby. As Franklin held the tiny, angelic child he talked about the miracle of God-incarnate. The most profound aspect of his sermon was when he pointed at the baby and said, "see how much God trusts us? He sent his son, his most loved posession to us in the form of a helpless baby." Franklin went on to discribe the helplessness of a newborn, and the care, love and attention they require for survival.
I don't think I had ever considered God's trust of us. What a wonderful picture of the grace and mercy of God for those he loves - he trusted us with Jesus. And he still does. As Jesus is incarnate in each of our lives God trusts us to live that same grace and mercy as we go about our daily activities. We are to literally be the hands, feet, voice, eyes, bodies and minds of Jesus in all we do. We are to allow God to indwell us, and as a result, indwell the world and touch the lives of those we meet each day.
Wow!
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