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Monday Dec 11, 2017
The Coming of the Savior. Luke 2:10-14
Monday Dec 11, 2017
Monday Dec 11, 2017
The Coming of the Savior
Luke 2:10-14, various texts
Why a Baby?
- Why did we need this child to come into the world the way He did?
- If God wanted to step into human history, could He had done so without becoming human?
- Or could He had simply come as an adult?
- Not if He wanted accomplish part of Jesus’ mission
- To be a Savior for humanity (Luke 2:11-12)
- Jesus coming as a baby was a sign that He came to be our Savior
- He came to be human in every way, so that He might experience every aspect of humanity
- In order to sympathize with us (Heb. 4:15)
- Thus, the rags & manger
- Before this, Jesus did not know what poverty was like
- As, God owning all things
- Before this, Jesus did not know what powerlessness was like
- As God, being all-powerful
- So, He took on the lowest, most vulnerable of humanity to know what it was truly like to be human (Phil. 2:6-8)
- And He invites us to do the same
- He came to be human in every way, so that He might experience every aspect of humanity
- In order to redeem it all (Titus 2:14)
- In order for Jesus to do His redemptive work on the Cross, He needed to be an appropriate substitute for us (Heb. 2:17)
- Before this, Jesus did not know what poverty was like
- Thus, the rags & manger
- In order to sympathize with us (Heb. 4:15)
The Great Savior
- Jesus came to be our Savior because we needed saving
- From our sins
- From death
- From ourselves
- That’s why He is named ‘Jesus’ (Matt. 1:21)
- It means “The Lord saves”
So What?
- We celebrate Jesus coming to be our Great Savior
- Saving us from our sins, death, and ourselves
- Are we trusting Him to do this in us?
- And declaring it to the world!
Meditation Verse: Matthew 1:2
Version: 20240320
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