Today is my daughter’s
BIRTH~DAY.
I smile as my eyes fill with tears, remembering the day she was born.
The day that GOD chose for her to come into this world.
I remember looking into her eyes,
with the same expression that I had when
I looked into the eyes of all my children's eyes on the day of their birth~
in wonder and with such amazement
warming my heart in an unexplainable way.
As we all are preparing for
CHRISTMAS DAY~
to celebrate the
Birth of our KING,
I think about
JESUS' BIRTH~DAY~
The day that HE was born to Mary~
a humble little girl.
I wonder what happened to her heart that day
when she looked into her precious BABY'S eyes.
I can’t even imagine. I bet her heart was on fire.
I bet she was a wee bit wondering~
"Why me? Why would GOD chose me to give such a gift?"
I have asked that question myself...
“Why me, LORD. Why would you chose me,
after all that I have done and after all that I continue to do,
to give me such a gift~ YOUR Precious SON?”
And GOD answers~
JUST BECAUSE I LOVE YOU!
So simple yet so hard to ingest~
JUST BECAUSE
HE loves me.
JUST BECAUSE
HE loves you.
I think of the words from the chorus of the song,
"Who Am I"~
"Not because of who I am. But because of what YOU'VE done.
Not because of what I’ve done. But because of who YOU are" (Casting Crowns)
It isn't about me. It isn’t about you.
It really is about
GOD~
wanting to hand us all
HIS Gift of Love wrapped up in
HIS infant SON,
born 2021 years ago.
Therefore,
when I fix my eyes on
JESUS
my eyes fill with tears
&
my heart gets warm as I experience
HIS FORGIVENESS
wrapped in
HIS LOVE
because of
HIS GRACE
&
I remember how
HE
has changed this heart of mine & continues to do so~
JUST BECAUSE!
May you daily unwrap
This Precious BABY given to you from your FATHER above~
Today & the day after & the day after that...
JUST BECAUSE
it isn't about the Day JESUS was born,
as it is about
JESUS being born into your heart.
It is about this moment right now so you can experience all
HIS promises
Wrapped up in the swaddling cloth~
the most expensive gift that you will ever get~
HIS
Peace
Joy
Love
Acceptance
Forgiveness
&
Hope.~
JUST BECAUSE
JESUS was wrapped up in cloth so HE could wrap it on you.
"Thanks be to GOD for HIS Indescribable Gift!" (2 Corinthians 9:15)
Happy
BIRTH~DAY
my precious daughter.
&
Happy
BIRTH~DAY
to you every day as you daily enjoy all
who the
BABY
was born to be
making it
"CHRISTMAS EVERYDAY" (listen to the song below)