BEFORE LETTERMAN

There was God and His Top Ten list. The Ten that only One could keep. The One who saved us from our just reward. Which was death. Because God cannot/will not tolerate or be in the presence of sin.

Today marks the celebration of the birth of that King. Praise God! From His humble beginnings to His humble life to His excruciating death to His marvelous resurrection! Let us celebrate them all.

His birth, certainly; His life, His teachings, The Word made flesh; undoubtedly. His resurrection, of course. But celebrate His death? How? Why?

Without His substitutionary sacrifice for us, we would also die. And be dead in our sins. But by His love, we have eternal life. With Him at the right hand of the Father.

As our pastor said last night in our Christmas Eve service, "Jesus came to earth to do the only thing(s) He couldn't do in Heaven--(suffer) and die." (Parentheses mine.)

And for that, for His actions we celebrate His birth, His life, His death, and His glorious resurrection.

Merry Christmas!