Read this poem, and think about the wonderment of Messiah's coming, and then the implications if something had "gone wrong". (Not that it could have, but...what if?) Under the poem, I will mention one of the more important ones...but I would really enjoy hearing YOUR ideas!
Only a Baby?
He's only a Baby, yet His cradle hangs just out of reach of the Evil One's fangs.
The Devil seeks signs, through eyes cold and hard, that the Infant's protectors might lower their guard.
But, why? He's only a Baby! Oh...is He, now? Then why the red shadow that haunts His brow?
Or the nails hovering over His wrists and feet, awaiting their moment in Death's defeat?
That's why His enemies snap and fume; if the Little One wins, their dark plans are doomed!
But they'd best beware, those who'd do Him harm! For He's heir to the power of His Father's arm.
He's the Prince of Peace, yet He brings a sword. He's the Lion cub with heart-piercing roar!
The foes in the garden will shriek and moan as angels stand ready to roll the Stone.
And we, who with joy hailed the birth of the Son, watched in awe as their plots were foiled, one by one.
None will ever kill Mercy or sabotage Grace! None will keep the Messiah from His rightful place.
Eternally royal, His presence alone made the stable a palace, the manger a throne.
Full of wonder we ran; we must worship the Child! "God is with us!" we cried...and His Father smiled.
************ (Becky Rhon)
Awesome God, indeed! Now, one of the "what ifs". The Son of God came to Earth to die, right? So why was the Devil trying to do away with Him? I mean, He was going to die anyway! For me, one of the most interesting points is that, had Jesus not survived to adulthood and his ministry years, all of the Old Testament prophecies would have been meaningless! The predictions of Him riding into Jerusalem on a donkey colt, His death itself, even small details like the fact that men would gamble for His clothing! So many prophecies, written hundreds or thousands of years before He was even born, were fulfilled exactly, in such a way that it was impossible NOT to identify of Whom they were speaking!
It's obvious that, although God's Son was, indeed, to die, it HAD to happen when God said it had to happen. Timing! God had it all worked out, with no mistakes, a perfectly woven plan that had been laid out even before the world was created! With so very many pieces to the puzzle that HAD to intersect, Satan wanted to steal the central Figure and nip the whole picture in the bud. He failed, of course! *************
God is with us! Worship Him!
Have a wonderful, blessed Christmas!
