andrew dodson

This post is a little late, here on Christmas Day. In my Scripture reading this week, I came across this passage in Micah:

Micah 5:2-4

2  But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
who are too little to be among the clans of Judah,
from you shall come forth for me
one who is to be ruler in Israel,
whose coming forth is from of old,
from ancient days.
3 Therefore he shall give them up until the time
when she who is in labor has given birth;
then the rest of his brothers shall return
to the people of Israel.
4 And he shall stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the Lord,
in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.
And they shall dwell secure, for now he shall be great
to the ends of the earth.

I praise God for sending his Son – to take on human form, live a sinless life, and die a very undeserving death on a cross. If not for Him, it should have been me on that cross. The real meaning of Christmas is the Gospel, and I pray all of us have taken time today to remember the Gospel.

While watching the movie Amazing Grace last night, I was encouraged by a statement made by John Newton’s character: “That I am a great sinner, and that Christ is a great Savior.”

Merry Christmas!