Bye Buddy… (aka “Mike’s Christmas Blog”)
“Bye Buddy. I hope you find your dad.” This is for some unknown and bizarre reason one of my favorite Christmas movie lines. It’s from Elf. Duh.
Well, it’s not a very spiritual movie – okay, not at all. But I’d like to redeem this sentiment for the One who brought us the holiday which inspired this movie in the first place.
It is my Christmas wish that everyone could find his/her dad. By “dad” I am referring to the Heavenly Father. There are a couple of passages in Matthew and Luke that tell us all about the Christmas story – the days surrounding Jesus’ birth. Even John tells us about Jesus being made flesh and dwelling among us. But rather than going to those passages, I’d like to draw attention to the whole purpose of the Incarnation.
The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
2 Peter 3:9 (NIV)You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:6-8
The reason Jesus left his place in glory and came to dwell among us for a few brief years was because God loves us and wants us to be restored to himself. He did what had to be done to provide that opportunity.
So, Merry Christmas! …I hope you find your dad.
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