“Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.”
Luke 2:10-11 NKJV
In re-examining our opening scripture from yesterday, we find more about the reason we don’t have to fear anymore.
God, in His limitless mercy and love, has made good on the promise to send a Messiah to His people.
But here’s the thing, it seems that the people were looking for a Messiah who was going to primarily relieve them from oppression of their enemies. In actuality, the Lord had done just that all through the Old Testament. In fact, the enemy only gained the upper hand when the people of God were under judgment for their disobedience. They did not know that what they ultimately needed was a Messiah or Savior Who would deliver them from their own selves, that is, their own sin.
Several years ago the Lord spoke to me—calling me by name—and said, “You have to know you need a Savior to have One.” Now, The fact is, as long as I can remember I had thought of the Lord as being my Savior; I didn’t know any other way of thinking. But the problem was that I was somehow still trying to prove my worth to the Lord in a way that He must’ve seen as being prideful. Now, on the surface, I would never have thought that because I was often self-deprecating. But, that self-deprecation was often to get a laugh or to “unarm” people who otherwise might have rejected me. Oh, I don’t know how we get ourselves in such cluttered and messy ways of thinking and doing; but the Lord cut through all of that mess—and in that one statement—opened my eyes to the fact that I was helpless to save myself, and there was nothing I could do about that fact except to receive the free gift of God through Jesus Christ. Only in doing so, could I appropriate His blood for true freedom from my sin and all my shortcomings.
Oddly enough, as I come to more and more see my need for a Savior, I am more and more able to relax into His arms.
For today meditate on whether or not you are somehow trying to prove your worth to God, trying to “cover” for your own lack.
Additionally, if you feel like a naughty toddler sitting with a bowl of spaghetti on top of your head, now facing the glaring eye of your mother, understand that the Lord is the One Who came to clean you up, and not even fuss about what you’ve done!
The fact is: we need a Savior and we have One! Now, that’s the best news ever!
Peace to you.
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