Pastor Ron Biddle
God is sitting in heaven when a scientist prays to Him and says, “God, we don’t need you anymore. Science has figured out a way to create life out of nothing—in other words—we can now do what You did in the beginning.”“Oh, is that so? Tell Me more.” God replied. “Well,” says the scientist, “we can take dirt and form it into the likeness of You and breathe life into it, thus creating man.” “Well, that’s very interesting . . . show Me.” So, the scientist bends down to the earth and starts to mold the soil into the shape of a man. “No, no, no.” interrupts God. “Get your own dirt.”
And that’s really the major difference between us and God, isn’t it? We can be very creative, we can take wood, paint, pen, or brush and create some of the world’s most beautiful masterpieces, but in the end—when you reduce everything down to its most basic level, we still must start with God’s dirt! When God started, there was nothing. The earth was without form or shape and was empty. Then from the emptiness, out of nothingness, God created all of creation.
The truth of the incarnation, the truth of the birth of God— the Son in human form—is that you can have JOY of living and walking in a relationship with Him.
The Divine Creator has beaten a path into human history (experience), looked humanity straight in the eyes and called us His children. We can experience His Joy even though we may be so aware of the darkness around us and inside us, to even though our life might be a chaotic current state of affairs.
I pray that during this Advent and Christmas season you will recognize Him. Of course, I hope you look to the manger and see Jesus as a baby, but I also pray that you will be able to look past the manger, and see that Jesus was already with us. Know that He is God—He is Jesus—He is the Savior—He is the Messiah—He is the Creator and has been with us from even before the beginning of time. He is the Creator, the first and last. He is Jesus—Yeshua— Messiah—Master—Savior, and He is Emmanuel; God with us . . . even today.
Always in His Service, Pastor Ron Pastor, Fellowship Church of the Nazarene