The month of December brings a great opportunity to devote focused attention towards what I think is the most amazing miracle ever: The Incarnation. The second person of the Trinity taking on human flesh. God the Son, God whom even the highest heavens cannot contain (2 Chronicles 2:6) became flesh. In Jesus Christ, we have the fullness of deity dwelling bodily (Col. 2:9).
Such a wondrous act of condescension by our God is worthy of some deep reflection on our part. My suggestion for you is to spend the 25 days of December up until Christmas reflecting on this great and glorious mystery by doing some advent reading (yes I know this post is a little late as we are already 4 days in). Below are two suggested resources.
Come Though Long Expected Jesus: Experiencing the Peace and Promise of Christmas edited by Nancy Guthrie. This book contains daily excerpts from great pastors and theologians on Christmas (people like John Piper, Tim Keller, J.C. Ryle, Martyn Lloyd Jones, RC Sproul, St. Augustine, and many more). Beth and I have used this one and loved it.
Good News of Great Joy by John Piper. I have not read this one (it just came out) but it is made of up sermon excerpts from John Piper on Christmas and is a free e-book.
A blog designed to encourage Grace Church of Tallahassee College/Career members to think biblically in all areas of life and to grow in the knowledge of the truth which accords with godliness (Titus 1:1). The title is based on Titus 2:12 where Paul says that the grace of God saves us and trains us to live godly lives in the present age.
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