Read : John 1:1-14
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. - John 1:1
At one time a wise and beloved Shah ruled Persia. One day he disguised himself as a poor man and went to visit the public baths. The water was heated by a furnace in the cellar, and the Shah made his way to that dark place to sit with the man who tended the fire. The Shah befriended him in his loneliness. Day after day the ruler went to visit the man. The worker became attached to this stranger because "he came where he was (Lk.10:33)." The Shah expected the man to ask for a gift when he learned with love and wonder into his leader's face and said, "You left your palace and your glory to sit with me in this dark place, to eat my coarse food. On others you may bestow rich gifts, but to me you have given yourself."
As we think of what our Lord has done for us, we can echo that fire tender's sentiments. Jesus stepped from heaven to earth, from the worship of angels to the mocking of cruel men, from glory to humiliation. To provide our salvation, Jesus tool upon Himself the form of a servant, and "became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross (Phil.2:8). Our creator became our Savior. He deserves our heartfelt worship and humble adoration." - Paul Van Gorder
God's Highest Gift Should Awaken Our Deepest Gratitude.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. - John 1:1
At one time a wise and beloved Shah ruled Persia. One day he disguised himself as a poor man and went to visit the public baths. The water was heated by a furnace in the cellar, and the Shah made his way to that dark place to sit with the man who tended the fire. The Shah befriended him in his loneliness. Day after day the ruler went to visit the man. The worker became attached to this stranger because "he came where he was (Lk.10:33)." The Shah expected the man to ask for a gift when he learned with love and wonder into his leader's face and said, "You left your palace and your glory to sit with me in this dark place, to eat my coarse food. On others you may bestow rich gifts, but to me you have given yourself."
As we think of what our Lord has done for us, we can echo that fire tender's sentiments. Jesus stepped from heaven to earth, from the worship of angels to the mocking of cruel men, from glory to humiliation. To provide our salvation, Jesus tool upon Himself the form of a servant, and "became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross (Phil.2:8). Our creator became our Savior. He deserves our heartfelt worship and humble adoration." - Paul Van Gorder
Down from His glory, ever-living story,
My God and Savior came, and Jesus was His name
Born in a manger, to His own a stranger,
A man of sorrows, tears and agony! - Booth-Clibborn
God's Highest Gift Should Awaken Our Deepest Gratitude.
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