Day 36 Christmas Shoes

Another Surprise for me by one of my Graphic friends isn't this awesome? This reminded me of the song Christmas Shoes, I know we have all heard it and it brings tears to my eyes everytime.

In case you have never heard it you can see it here
This is what Christmas is all about, this little boy wanted the very best for his mom under the conditions.  The kind man what a joy that must have been to that little boy that a stranger gave the cashier the money so that his Mom could look beautiful so if she meets Jesus tonight.



Luke 6:38 ESV / 12 helpful votes

Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”

And since Jesus is the reason for the Season, this is today's devotional

JESUS

She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins. - Luke 2:7

Sometimes a name is just a name, and sometimes a name captures someone perfectly. The ancients inclined to choose names carefully, so as to make a lifelong statement about a person's identity. "Jesus" is a name so familiar to us, that we easily forget that it was a name with an extraordinary significance. The name an angel announced should be given to Mary and Joseph's new child. And what a name! "Jesus" means "the Lord saves."

He does indeed.

Call him Jesus, the angel said, "because he will save people from their sins." None of us can save ourselves anymore than a person sinking in a rowboat can save himself by pulling up on the side of the boat. We need a savior, and not just a theoretical savior, but one who really has the power of God to separate us from the tyranny and the guilt of sin.

Now for good reason we associate the saving work of Jesus with his sacrificial death on the cross. But there would not have been a saving sacrifice if there had not been an incarnation. Bethlehem was the start of the mission. We don't need to wait until Good Friday and Easter to celebrate the savior. The saving started at the birth of Jesus.

Mary and Joseph could not have understood all this, of course. They were obedient and named the newborn Jesus, "the Lord saves," but how and when that would be was a mystery to them. Not so for us. This side of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus we know the extent of the saving love of God.

Prayer for today: Lord, make me more aware today of my sins, and help me know that they shrink before the powerful person of Jesus.