MATTHEW 1:18-25;2:1-12
LUKE 2:1-20
3 REMINDERS OF GIFTS YOU SHOULD NEVER FORGET THAT ARE WRAPPED IN THIS STORY
1- If your eyes are open, and your heart is open, he speaks profoundly, no matter who you are, and how far you are from him.
2- From the beginning his purpose has been you. Everything written, remembered, and spoken about is designed to get you to see; that it is all for a relationship with you.
3- There are two kings and kingdoms in this story, just as there are two kings in your story. These contrast each other as they fight for control of the outcome, and fight for control of the hearts of people. Kings we swear loyalty to in the fallen world will only fail. The choice of following the true king comes down to choosing the manger over the palace, the stable over the crown, the child over the man. These pictures do not make sense, but that is the beauty of it, to choose something that relinquishes control.... And makes your life, a life about him.
