Post #1. The Gift of Life
Having just finished up the Christmas season, I’ll start this off with some thoughts centered around that theme on why God came to earth. It’s interesting to me that God came and shared the announcement of His birth, a "message to ALL people," to the shepherds first. The message didn't get first delivered to the Kings or church leaders or Jewish priests. The story told in the Bible in Luke chapter 2 describes it if you want to read it again or for the first time. Shepherds back then were some of the lowest members of society. Not highly intelligent or skilled, not well thought of, and probably very smelly. But he came to them first nonetheless. He showed us the ultimate example of humility by being born as a helpless baby, despite being the King over all the universe. Also, He came to earth for several reasons (see below from scripture). But ultimately, the solution to how messed up world had become, the thing he chose to give as the fix, was Himself....