Page 10 2024 Worship Guide LINCOLN DAILY NEWS December 2024 By Pastor Ray Pepples, First Baptist Church You know, Christmas is not about Jesus’ infancy; it is about His deity. The birth of Jesus Christ was never intended to hide the reality that God was being born into this world. It is difficult to fully grasp what it means for the God of the Universe to be born in a manger. And how do you explain the Almighty stooping to become a tiny infant? It was the greatest act of love the world has ever known or ever will know. It is difficult for our human minds to begin to understand what it was in God’s becoming a man. As mere humans we will never be able to understand why He who was infinitely rich would become poor, take on a human form, and enter into a world He knew would reject and kill Him. No one can explain exactly how God could become a baby, but He did. Without giving up His divine nature or diminishing His deity in any way. He was born into our world as a tiny infant. Folks ask me occasionally if I think He cried, or if He needed the normal care and feeding like any other baby. The answer is – of course He did. He was fully human with all the needs and emotions that are common to every human. Why the infinitely rich would become poor Continued --
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