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Who is this Christmas baby?

Although Jesus is the son of a peasant girl in Palestine He is also King of kings and Lord of lords. Jesus has been born for a purpose and is God the Son.  This is not a cozy story of shepherds and kings visiting.  The shepherds were told, "Today33 your Savior is born in the city34 of David.35 He is Christ36 the Lord. 2:12 This37 will be a sign38 for you: You will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth and lying in a manger.”3
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 A Saviour saves from disaster and the disaster was the sin of Adam and Eve that had been passed on to all humankind.  This is serious business. Jesus must represent humans and yet also be God for His sacrifice on the cross to be effective in saving His people.  Who are His people?  they are the ones He has chosen , all who will put them trust in Him and lean on Him alone for their salvation.

   The kings brought presents that represented derious things in Jesus's life.  The gold because He was king, the incense because He was priest  and the myrhh for death.

   Do not treat Christmas as a time of fluffiness.  It is a time when the universe was turning upside down. All mankind will be judged according to how they receive the Christ Child, who is king. Make Him your king now for whether you like it or not, He will be king most assuredly in the future.

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