John 17:4 “I have finished the work which Thou gavest Me to do.”
There is nothing in history akin to the Cross of Calvary, and no one else could have endured and accomplished what happened there but Jesus. There is a Christmas song called “Mary Did You Know?” It is about how Mary’s little baby would perform miracles, and was destined to be the Savior of the world; that the baby she delivered would be her deliverer, and that when she kissed her sweet little baby, she was kissing the face of God. It is an extremely moving and powerful song, especially if you happen to be a mother. She was there when God became flesh, and was there when He gave His life.
The little baby’s birth that we celebrate every December 25th changed the course of everyone’s lives. It brought about the one and only event that breaks the bonds of sin – Jesus’ death at Calvary – and reconnects us to Almighty God. All of us are able to yield to Him and ask for mercy, and it is only His sacrifice that redeems our souls. It was His purpose for coming and walking among us. Amazing grace. We should, as believers, NEVER take any of the lessons Jesus taught during His life, or certainly His death, for granted. We should never get comfortable with the price that Jesus paid for us, but meditate on it as part of our worship in abject gratitude. Chambers writes, “Jesus became a curse for us by Divine decree. Our portion of realizing the terrific meaning of the curse is conviction of sin, the gift of shame and penitence is given us—this is the mercy of God.”
So dear readers, as we all prepare to go into this unusual Christmas season, let us not only rejoice over Jesus’ birth, but also solemnly remember the reason He came: to forgive our sins and give us eternal life with Him in Heaven.
Mary, Did
You Know?
(Lyrics
Words and Music by Mark Lowry and Buddy Greene Arranged by Tom Fettke)
Mary, did you know that your baby boy
Would
one day walk on water?
Mary, did you know that your baby boy
Would save our sons and daughters?
Did you know that your baby boy
Has come to make you new;
This Child that you delivered
Will soon deliver you?
Mary, did you know that your baby boy
Will give sight to a blind man?
Mary, did you know that your baby boy
Would calm a storm with His hand?
Did you know that your baby boy
Has walked where angels trod,
And when you kiss your little baby
You’ve kissed the face of God?
Mary, did you know?
The blind will see, the deaf will hear,
The dead will live again,
The lame will leap, the dumb will speak
The praises of the Lamb!
Mary, did you know that your baby boy
Is
Lord all creation?
Mary, did you know that your baby boy
Will one day rule the nations?
Did you know that your baby boy
Was Heaven’s perfect Lamb,
And the sleeping Child you’re holding
Is
the great, the Great I AM?
Oh, Mary, Mary, did you know?
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1 comment:
Oh Lehann!!!! This song - no matter who sings it brings me some of the most amazing memories of The Living Stations. And every time I worked with the young girl who was to portray Mary, I would always try to inspire her about this moment. I take inspiration from The Passion of the Christ. As the apostles are trying to get Mary to intersect at the right moment with Jesus, Mary sees him fall to one knee. In that moment, she remembers Him falling as a child and she calls His name and runs to Him to rescue Him. At the end of the memory, she propels herself forward to fall to her knees in front of Him. And the most beautiful moment is when He tells her that He makes all things new. Heartbreaking and poignant, but that song and that imagery Is impressed upon me.
Your blogs always bring something inside of me and always gives me pause.
Thank you for that!!!
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