Watch Him. Watch Him. Watch this Child, who grows into a boy, who grows into a man and is found to be so much more.
Watch as He is born—among shepherds and angels and bright lights in the sky. Watch as He grows in favor and stature—as a youngster asking questions, giving answers, astounding teachers. Watch Him in the desert—a young man in prayer, with hunger and thirst and a calling from heaven.
Watch this strange northerner—with His calloused hands and radical ways—who grew up in “pagan” Galilee, whose brothers once thought Him unbalanced, and whose neighbors once drove Him out of town. Yet watch His authority, His acceptance, His patience. Watch Him touch the leper, heal the diseased, cleanse the impure. Watch Him teach the crowds to forgive and pray always.
Watch Him as He kneels—in a garden, and in anguish. “Father, if You are willing, please take this cup of suffering away from Me. Yet I want Your will to be done, not Mine” (Luke 22:42). Radical submission to a heavenly plan.
Watch as the Son of God is betrayed with a kiss. Watch as they arrest Him and His closest friends flee. Watch as He submits to a fate sketched before time. Watch as they spit on Him and hit Him and crucify Him on a tree.
Watch as one final breath slips from His lips—the sins of the world on the shoulders of one man. Then watch, yes watch, as the stone is rolled away; an empty tomb filled with hope, for He rose again!
Then watch as His name and His fame fills the world.
This God, this Man, this Boy. This Christmas Child.
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“Nazareth!” exclaimed Nathanael. “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” “Come and see for yourself,” Philip replied (John 1:46).
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Jesus grew up in Nazareth, Galilee, a region often despised as “pagan” by strict Jews of the time because of its Gentile population. Why is it significant that Jesus came from such a place?
myron on December 24, 2009 at 6:17 am
thanks i like that alot
i want more
shayskin on December 24, 2009 at 6:24 am
Grace be to God for senting his only beggetten son so I could have ever lasting life I need more thius was put together wonderfully
THANK YOU
meadows on December 24, 2009 at 9:51 am
It is a wonderful story. I am loving Christmas more this year than in times past, beacause I look this year at the reason more than the season. Jesus gave his life for us this is true, but God also Gave his son for us. Being a father of three boys I can’t imagine the pain that went on during this time for both involved. I only thank my salvation that everything went acording to His plan. Thank you and Merry Christmas.
obengdako on December 24, 2009 at 8:48 pm
and this gives me every reason to believe God hasn’t given up on me and so i’ll strive no matter what.
purestrength on December 25, 2009 at 11:33 am
Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. John 1:29
– Thank you for writing this devotional. I shared it with many of my friends – some believers and some unbelievers. I pray that Holy Spirit will touch their hearts with your words and lead them to an understand of the Truth.
jjw2855 on December 25, 2009 at 9:12 pm
Thank you Sheridan. Beautifully written.
Praise the Lord our God for JESUS CHRIST. Praise JESUS our saviour.
Ephesians 1:3
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.
1 Peter 1:3
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
jjw 🙂
mikan14 on December 26, 2009 at 8:11 am
thanks for this wonderful message!
many people think Christmas as just a simple holiday or event of the year. some also think they can no longer feel its spirit. But we all know that Christmas is a special time of the year when Jesus Christ was born. But we should remember it not just on these days but everyday 🙂