Don’t Miss the Good News
0 comments | Posted by Steven Layson on 19 Dec 2010 in From Steve's Study ::
Sometimes we can be so caught up with trivialities that we miss what’s really important. The author Charles Swindoll suggests we look at the year 1809 for example. “The international scene was tumultuous. Napoleon was sweeping through Austria; blood was flowing freely. Nobody then cared about babies. But the world was overlooking some terribly significant births.
For example, William Gladstone was born that year. He was destined to become one of England’s finest statesman. That same year, Alfred Tennyson was born to an obscure minister and his wife. The child would one day greatly affect the literary world in a marked manner. On the American continent, Edgar Allan Poe began his eventful, albeit tragic, life. It was also in that same year that a physician named Darwin and his wife named their child Charles Robert. And that same year produced the cries of a newborn infant in a rugged log cabin in Hardin County, Kentucky. The baby’s name? Abraham Lincoln.
If there had been news broadcasts at that time, I’m certain these words would have been heard: “The destiny of the world is being shaped on an Austrian battlefield today.” But history was actually being shaped in the cradles of England and America.”
In the same way, everyone thought taxation was the big news—when Jesus was born. But a young Jewish woman cradled the biggest news of all: the birth of the Saviour.
This Christmas, don’t make the same mistake. Remember that behind all the busyness and fun that comes with this season, there is a greater story… indeed the greatest story ever told, where the Lord of the Universe takes on human flesh for the express purpose of saving us from the power of sin and death.
Let’s celebrate together, over this holiday period, the chance Jesus has won for us to have our sins forgiven & to be welcomed into his family.
Thank you to all who have played a part in the life of St Peters this year. It’s been such a blessing to be part of this wonderful family. Have a great holiday & I look forward to serving God and each other together again in 2011.
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