Jesus the King Is Born

Matthew 1:18-23; Luke 2:1-35; Psalm 102:12-15; Proverbs 17:2.

It is good to reflect on the miraculous birth of Jesus. We have heard the story so many times in a multitude of ways, ( Sunday School, Christmas programs), But to sit down and reflect on the account that the Bible gives revives my spirit. The amazing circumstances that seemed at first devastating and shameful are reviled as a miraculous blessing to all man kind. It still blows me away how when the Holy Spirit works in our lives, it is unmistakable. My prayer is for me to get out of my way and let the Holy Spirit invade my every thought and action, so that God will be Glorified. God's plans are His, and as a local preacher said in his sermon recently, "God takes responsibility for a life fully devoted to Him", (see Matt 10:16).

Praying for total surrender,
Todd Ledbetter