Thursday, December 14, 2017

Everyday Miracles--Christmas #1

The birth of a baby is the most amazing experience.  I watched the birth of my children, then held them as their pursed lips and swollen eyes tried to process the trauma of birth and the new and overwhelming sensations they were experiencing.  The wonder of their new life was breathtaking.  I knew I was witnessing a miracle. 
Oh, I was well aware of the mechanics of baby-making.  I knew exactly what intentional acts on the part of my wife and me had led to this momentous event.  It was still miraculous
Sometimes the miraculous is so common that we take it for granted . . . . until reality hits us in the face with the fact that God makes the ordinary extraordinary.  
And the miracle of Jesus's birth is no different.  Now, the virgin birth of Jesus is a core Christian belief that is far too important to discuss in this short piece. 
But let not that unique fact distract you from the miraculous fact that Jesus came to make the ordinary into the Extraordinary.  
Jesus is still coming to turn the ordinary into the Extraordinary. And that's exactly what He wants to do with you. Today. 
Focus Scripture:  ‘Then the Lord God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.’  Genesis 2:7

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