He Came to Us

The teacher asked a young boy, "What do you want to be when you grow up?"

"I want to be possible," he answered.

"Possible? Of all things, why do you want that?"

The boy replied, "Because my mom and dad are always saying that I’m impossible."

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We are impossible and so is eternal life, if left up to us. But God makes the impossible, possible by coming to us.

One of the Christmas themes is, "Emmanuel: God with us."

God came to us!

He came to the ugly and the undesirable.

He came to the imperfect and the impossible.

He came to the shepherds and to the sinners.

He came to you and to me.

And He loves you as you are.


He loves us with all our faults.
He loves us with all our failures.

It doesn’t matter if you are old and ugly or young and pretty.

It doesn’t matter if you are fat or skinny.

It doesn’t matter if you are smart or dumb.

It doesn’t matter if you are sinful and have "quite a past."

He loves you. He loves us.

He proved how much He loves us by coming to us. He came as a baby and grew and developed.

God loves you as you are but wants you to grow and develop in his love, becoming like him. That’s something to think about.

Merry Christmas!