Adore the Baby Jesus in the Manger
By Josh Njenga
22 December 23:56
Let us adore baby Jesus in the manger. A baby easily wins the heart and
love of anyone with human feelings, but how much more does this baby win our
heart and love. Let us kneel before baby Jesus and thank him for coming to save
us. Thank baby Jesus now in your own words.
Imagine, Jesus, the Son of God
and our Saviour born in a stable and placed in a manger instead of in a cot!
When God comes he usually comes in humility, silently and peacefully, without
causing a great disturbance. God’s humble coming in Jesus would not surprise us
if we knew God better. But of course we will never know God sufficiently to
understand. So no matter how much we try to understand God becoming human in
Jesus we will not be able to comprehend, it will remain a mystery. The best reaction
is that of the shepherds, simply to praise God. Let us praise God now in our
own words.
As we look on baby Jesus we think of the mystery of God’s love for us.
Why did God who is almighty and all-powerful become small and powerless as a
baby? Quite simply, out of love for us. God became human so that we might
become more like God. Jesus if you had not come as a human like us, we might
have had difficulty in believing that God really loved us. But now we know for
sure. John the Evangelist says, “This is the revelation of God’s love for us,
that God sent his only Son into the world that we might have life through him”.
Let us thank God for revealing his love for us in Jesus, that he who is so big
and powerful became so small and weak for us, that he became one of us, to help
us be more like him, to have life through him.
As we see baby Jesus in the manger we reflect on God’s way being a way
of gentleness and tenderness. God’s way is not one of violence but gentleness.
There is a lack of goodness and love in the world but God is tender and loving.
As we look on baby Jesus in the manger we see that he is the answer to today’s
problems. Instead of violence, in baby Jesus in the manger we see gentleness.
Instead of hatred, in baby Jesus in the manger we see tenderness. Instead of
selfishness, in baby Jesus in the manger we see love for us. Let us ask baby
Jesus to help us to be gentle, tender and loving with those around us as he was
in the manger.
Jesus in the manger, you give us hope. In the darkness of our world,
your light has shone. Your coming in gentleness encourages us to hold out the
hand of reconciliation, to help one another, to work for peace. We remember the
message of the angels; “Glory to God in the highest heaven and on earth peace”.
Baby Jesus, help us to be people of peace and to spread peace everywhere we go.
Let us pray now for peace.
Be humble and bow before HIM
ReplyDeleteas u bow in humility.... he lifts you up with good and great things (Magnificat)
born in a stable so we can go o our knees to see Him
a procession led by the stars shine to guide us in that path
have we seen this light that will lead us and
will we answer the call
we must look up.... we must be wise too...
as we look up are we going to stumble
we must be (three) a company too
when we look up someone takes charge of the stumbling blocks
the path made straight
to steady the fall the company is with us
not even "Herod" will block the path
and we shall be led by the child
O h what is in store for us; silver and gold have i none
Yah this remains the great question.... Not shoes, shopping of course... it is something deep
what no eye has seen, no ear has heard....
let us reflect on the days that are left
these are days of quality waiting
leave the maddening crowd behind
yah the sounds may discourage or drag us
hopefully to our knees and sensses
O come let us adore Him; Christ the Lord....
He has come to save us
A great redeemer.... he reconciles us with the author of life