When
God reached out to man,
man
rejected that love
He
said, “I know what is best
I
can go and be and do
I
don’t need God!”
…
And God reached again
God
offered eternal life
Man
wanted the momentary, the here and now
God
offered satisfying joy
Man
sought thrills and chills and the next high
God
offered freedom
Man
wanted to wallow in bondage to his own ways
God
offered to abide,
to
help and guide
Man
wanted to do it his way
God
offered peace and contentment
Man
wanted to be commended for his wars and strife,
his
conquering and his invasions
…
And God kept reaching out to man
Man
refused to understand this great love from on high,
Yet
God reached out anyway …
His
love reaches out still
We
see it in a flower’s bloom while
the morning mist still clings to its petals
We
hear it in the sweet song of morning
When
the birds trill, and chirp, and flitter about
We
see it in the lights of the season
The
blinking red and blue and green,
and
the bright white
of
Christmas
We
see God’s love reaching out
Through
the glitter and gold
The
packages and the parades
The
cheers and the cries
God
is calling through it all
He Is Near
The
invitation
has been issued
Will
we come near to Him?
He is
in the manger
He is
in the songs
He is
in the packaging
He is
in the ring of the bells
He
invites us to come close
And
receive His kiss of love
He
speaks, right in the middle of Christmas
…
I really do
love you!
Words of Hope
Encouragement Inspiration
One Word at a Time
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