Ah Lord GOD! behold, Thou hast made the heaven and the earth by Thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for Thee. Jer 32:17

Heroes are often determined by athletic prowess, personal talent, financial power, or unselfish bravery.  Heroes are remembered for greatness in the face of insurmountable odds or selfless acts of kindness to overcome what seemed impossible and unimaginable. The only One truly worthy to be called “hero” is the One whose might is unparalleled. The scripture passage reminds us that God “hast made heaven and earth by Thy great power and stretched out arm.” He is Mighty God (Is 9:6). God’s might and strength are clearly displayed in all His creative works, “for by Him were all things created…and by Him all things consist” (Col 1:16-17). His greatness is never more on display than in His Son Jesus. God did the impossible, the unimaginable, and “became flesh and dwelt among us” (Jn 1:14). God “made Himself of no reputation, and took upon Him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men” (Phil 2:7). The Hero of all creation entered the world that He created, that is held together by His “great power and stretched out arm” to be born a Babe, in a lowly manger, in a place where there was no room. God’s great power was displayed in the Babe, who emptied Himself of all His glory (Jn 17:5) and became a Servant to men. A humble Servant, Jesus subjected Himself to His parents and “increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men” (Lk 2:52). He served at the pleasure of the Father, by the power of God, yet He was Mighty God, the God of all power. The eternal power that indwelt Jesus to walk faithfully and obediently to the Father, the power that raised Him from the grave, is given to all who believe in Jesus by faith for salvation from sin. Dear friend, we can have great confidence in His strength and His power, so that “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” (Phil 4:13) for “there is nothing too hard for Thee.” He is the God of all creation. He is Mighty God. Father, thank You for Your love and Your Son who was born that we might have life and in Him, life everlasting. You are Mighty God. The Eternal, Everlasting Father, from Whom my help and strength come from. In the blessed Name of Jesus. Amen.

In Him was life; and the life was the light of men. John 1:3

Quite often, heads turn, and eyes brighten at the next notion of the next new thing to enhance or enrich our lives. Marketing and media are flooded with enticing ads for some life-changing health product, beauty aid, vitamin, exercise plan, immediate financial success strategy, or some glimmer of hope to make life full and complete. So often the appeal is too great to resist, and the lure for pleasure is undeniable. Yet, a mysterious darkness continually plagues the soul of men and can never be satisfied by human efforts or worldly pleasures. The adventure of every soul is to evade the darkness and have greater life. The scripture passage reveals to us that the solution for man’s adventure is Jesus and “in Him was life, and the life was the light of men.” Jesus was born under the cover of night and darkness, yet He was “the light of the world” that men should “not walk in darkness but have the light of life” (Jn 8:12). Jesus’ birth disrupted the darkness with the marvelous light of heaven, and “became flesh” (Jn 1:14) to call men “out of darkness into His marvelous light” (1 Pet 2:9). His marvelous light is so eloquently sang in the words of the very familiar Christmas carol “Silent Night.” The song writer proclaims, “Silent night, holy night, Son of God, oh, love’s pure light. Radiant beams from Thy holy face, with the dawn of redeeming grace. Jesus, Lord at Thy birth. Dear friend, behold the face of the Babe that lay in the manger and see “love’s pure light…of redeeming grace.” This is why Jesus came into the world. And this is why we can therefore celebrate Christmas. “Jesus, Lord at Thy birth.” He came that they that walked in darkness “might have life and that they might have it more abundantly” (Jn 10:10). Father, thank You for Your love and eternal life through the marvelous light of Your Son. I am eternally grateful and wonderfully thankful for Your redeeming grace. In the blessed Name of Jesus. Amen.

And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. Eph 3:17

The greatest revelation a person can experience in their life is God’s love. God’s love is expressed completely in the Person of Jesus Christ and His sacrifice for the sin of the world at Calvary. He laid down His life and this is the greatest act of love. “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends” (Jn 15:13). One can know the fullness of God’s love through Jesus Christ. The scripture passage enlightens us that “to know the love of Christ” is more than knowledge, but one of relationship. Scriptures teaches us that “knowledge puffs up, but love edifies” or builds up (1 Cor 8:1). The pursuit of knowledge and mediation on the word of God is “that ye might be filled with all the fullness of God.” The Spirit of God indwells the child of God to guide, counsel, comfort, and grow them in greater appreciation of God’s love. The Spirit guides us to walk by faith and obedience to God’s word. He counsels and reminds us of God’s promises and His faithfulness to His children. He comes to us and comforts us when we are alone and afraid. “He is a very present help in trouble” (Ps 46:1). The Spirit leads us grow closer to God, to learn His ways, and trust Him “with all thine heart” (Prov 3:5). Dear friend, your relationship with God involves your mind, but most importantly it involves your heart. Will you open your heart to God, trust Him with your deepest thoughts, with most desperate desires, and your greatest disappointments? For all who trust Him, He will “show you great and mighty things, which you do not know,“ (Jer 33:3) “that ye might be filled with the fullness of God.” God desires to richly dwell with His children so much that He sent His only Son that through Him we might know Him and have eternal life with Him. Jesus is God’s love to us, and He is “Immanuel, God with us” (Mt 1:23). Father thank You for Your love and Your Son, Jesus who demonstrated the depth of Your love to redeem a lost and dying world from sin. I thank You and praise You in the holy and blessed Name of Your Son, Jesus the Christ, the Prince of Peace, and mighty God. Amen.