I can't believe that it will be Christmas in two days. I felt so prepared in early December, but surprisingly enough, Christmas snuck up on me again. It's so easy to get wrapped up in the family plans, buying gifts and decorating the house. Somehow Jesus tends to get lost in the busyness.
Yesterday, I was listening to Pastor Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church's sermon "Humility" and it brought me to a great place before the throne of Christ. To remember what Jesus gave up to come to earth to save us, puts the entire Christmas season in perspective. In absolute humility Jesus left his place of glory to be born as a baby and placed in a dirty manger.
"Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross."
- Philippians 2:5-8 ESV
Merry Christmas!
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