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Christmas Focus

Posted by Nuke Shim on December 9, 2010 at 17:23
Our Bible Study/Support group in the meeting room of one of the largest insurance companies in Canada has been meeting for 18 years on Friday mornings before work. A couple weeks ago, one of the brothers suggested that instead of reflected on a babe in a manger this Christmas that we consider Philippians 2: 5-8: "…Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God,

did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;
rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death—
even death on a cross!"

In my mind's eye I saw the cross over-shadowing the manger scene. May we be challenged anew to have the same mind of Christ!


As we celebrate God entering our human condition, let the cross of Jesus overshadow us!


Nuke

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  • Margie Williamson December 10, 2010 6:50

    When I was a teenager, back in the late 60s, the rage was having someone come speak to youth about Christ using a "chalk talk". The speaker would speak and draw at the same time, and we watched as he drew a picture of the manger scene. Then, they changed the lighting and the cross was all that was seen. It was one of those visual pictures that I will never forget. We can't look at the manger without seeing the journey to the cross.

     

    Well said! Thanks for sharing!

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