The Specialness of Jesus!

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At this time a man named Simeon was living in Jerusalem. Simeon was a good man. He loved God and was waiting for God to save the people of Israel. God’s Spirit came to him and told him that he would not die until he had seen Christ the Lord.

When Mary and Joseph brought Jesus to the temple to do what the Law of Moses says should be done for a new baby, the Spirit told Simeon to go into the temple.  Simeon took the baby Jesus in his arms and praised God,

“Lord, I am your servant, and now I can die in peace, because you have kept your promise to me.

With my own eyes I have seen what you have done to save your people,

Luke 2:25-30

The Baby Jesus must have looked like every other baby. Of all the people that saw Him that day in the temple only Simeon and a prophetess named Anna saw the specialness of Jesus. Everyone else saw Jesus as an ordinary baby.

That same thing happened for the rest of the life of Jesus as well. Those who had hearts turned toward God saw Jesus as someone who was not at all like everyone else!

But those whose hearts were closed to God saw Jesus as a good man, maybe even a great man, but certainly not the Savior of the world.

There is another way to see Jesus. That is the way King Herod saw the Baby. Herod saw Jesus as a threat and tried to destroy Him while Jesus was still a child.

There are those today who still declare war on Jesus and His followers. These are the people who want to remove any vestige of the influence of Jesus in our lives and who want to put the followers of Jesus on a cross as well.

Remember God sent Jesus because He loved the world and it was love that held Jesus on the Cross. Jesus defeated His enemies with the weapon of love and that is how you can defeat those who set themselves against you! When you love a brother you share the wonder of heaven on earth, but when you love an enemy you take away his ability to steal your joy!

Remember Jesus is not just a Baby on Christmas. The wonder of Jesus still fills the earth through those who love Him! Jesus wants you to join with us in loving Him!