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Medication or Meditation?
Baby Jesus grew up, lived a sinless and perfect life, and claimed to be God. The angel reminded his father Joseph of messianic prophecy in his dream, revealing that his son would not only be the fulfillment of God’s promises, but God incarnate, the Word of God made flesh. On Christmas, we can lose sight of what’s central by musing on a serene nativity when, in truth, the image of perfect peace is not a sleeping baby but a bleeding savior, a perfect child growing into his prime and dying a death he did NOT deserve so that we could be redeemed for our sins.
Christians don’t medicate ourselves with the MANGER, we meditate on the MASTER. We don’t simply commemorate a radiant child, but a radical Savior, not just a pudgy infant but a pierced martyr, not just a warm feeling, but a transforming FAITH. The question drifts in the air like a carol: are we going to spend a couple of hours playing at the people we always hoped we would be… or put our trust in Jesus Christ to become the people God would HAVE us be? While some people seek connections to something beyond their usual routine, Christians are connected to something that IS our usual routine. Christians are warmed by the knowledge that Christmas will ultimately be an eternal event that never ends.
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