During the next four weeks, until Christmas day, we will remember that Christ took on our weak, human nature and became one of us. We call this time “the Advent season”.
As the Apostle Paul puts it in 2 Cor 5: 21: God made him who had no sin, to be sin for us so that in him, we might become the righteousness of God.
This is what Christ did for us during that first Christmas day. In taking on ”weak human flesh”, he associated himself with our dilemma which is the result of our imperfections, mistakes, disobedience and sin. He came to live the life that God requires and we cannot accomplish, and live it perfectly, holy and without sin - in our place! The Son of God became our brother and he will never leave, nor forsake us.
I told this story before, but it’s a good one – so here it is again: Elderly Mr. & Mrs. Jones one Christmas received a microwave oven from their son. They were so excited that now they, too, could be part of the instant generation. Mr. Jones unpacked the microwave and plugged it in. Literally, within seconds, the microwave transformed two smiles into frowns! Even after reading the directions in the manual, they couldn't make it work. Two days later Mrs. Jones was playing bridge with a friend and confessed her inability to get that microwave oven to even boil water. "To get this thing to work," she exclaimed, "I really don't need better directions; I just need my son to come along with the gift!"
It sounds familiar. We have similar problems with camcorders, computers, electronic clocks in cars or bedrooms and a variety of other gadgets that are suppose to be part of our technological age. Like Mr and Mrs. Jones, we who are on the “wrong side” of 50 often need our children to show us how the stuff work.
During this season of Advent, the four weeks before Christmas, we want to celebrate that when God gave the gift of salvation, he did not send a manual, or complicated instructions for us to figure out, or new laws and procedures that are beyond us. Instead, he sent his Son.
Jesus came to show us how salvation works. Jesus came to become our salvation, our joy and our security. Jesus came to give us everlasting life. Today he comes into our lives through his Spirit and ensure that we know how salvation works in our daily lives and challenges and in our work for the Lord.
And one day he will come again on the clouds to make our salvation complete.
The Advent message always remains that (John 3:16) God so much loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
Lets trust in the directions of the Son. Lets rejoice because he did everything we could not do, to save us!
Lets pray that he will come again soon to dry all our tears.
May you experience a blessed and merry Advent Season
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