As the world gets so into giving this time of year, it’s sad that most forget this season is really about receiving — receiving the gift of a Baby in a manger!!!
Christmas is the time of year commemorating (and reminding) that God comes down to earth and meets mankind’s needs. May we all feel God beside us, as HE IS on earth and holding us in HIS Hands.
Since our God is a God who chose to save us by arriving in our midst impoverished, lowly and outcast, our souls know that even today He shows up and is our present “present” when we are impoverished, lowly and outcast — be it by sickness, worldly rejection, or judged insignificant by earth’s false standards. No matter what battle we face, CHRIST has been sent by God the Father and born to carry us through all warfare.
“Be near me, Lord Jesus. I ask you to stay close by me forever, and love me I pray” (Away in a Manger)
Uplifted in a Broken Down World 