God’s Dayspring!
Verse for Today: Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Matthew 2:2 – “Where is He who
has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come
to worship Him.”
It is a paradox that when a king
is born, no one seems to know where he was! But the inquirers did not realize
that the Heavenly King came in search of the poorest and the rejected people
who lived in unknown places. He did not come to the well-known and to the
well-to-do. His birth was first announced to a group of wayward shepherds
dwelling in the open air. It was also announced to a few people who lived far
away from Jerusalem, the religious center of that era. They were all people who
lived in a hopeless world and looked for hope which they found in Him and His
birth. They came to grip with the reality that Jesus Christ came to give hope
to a hopeless world. And it was also a reality that He may be found by only by
those who genuinely seek after Him who is the only hope for the world. Today
His birth reminds all the hopeless people of this world that there is still
hope for them in Jesus Christ. The seekers recognize Him because of His glory
which shines brightly in their hearts. His light takes away the darkness that
prevails in our hearts today. His glory transforms our damp and dark lives with
a beam of heavenly light. The hope of the reality of His birth drove the magi
to travel long distance with patience and persistence. They were focused only
on the King of Heaven and nothing else. They were unwilling to settle with any other
king or ruler anywhere else. They were
not bothered whether He was in a traditional palace or in a simple small house
somewhere in the small and forgotten town of Bethlehem. They had no hesitation
to look for Him in the seemingly uncommon places. They were unwilling to quit
until they saw Him because they knew that only He could satisfy their longing.
Today the baby of Bethlehem is the King of our lives who wants to satisfy our
every longing if only we are willing to kneel before Him in submission,
surrender and sacrifice of all that we are and have.
Dear friend, is there a spot in
your life which cannot be satisfied with all that you have secured in life? Are
you seeking peace, love, acceptance, fellowship, belongingness, meaningfulness
and contentment in life? Jesus came to Bethlehem to grip with the realities of
emptiness, rejection, despising and isolation that you experience in your life
today. He came to remove all your anxieties, fear, apprehensions and loneliness
from you and make you enjoy fellowship with God. If you are tempted to look at
all the other stars and light beams around you, they will only disappoint you.
Your achievements and associations will leave you empty as these are only
smokescreens which will blow off in the winds of situations and circumstances. You
will learn in life sooner or later that no shadow will ever linger with you. As
time flies, they will all prove to be unreal. Friends depart you and dear ones
prove to be farther and farther away from you when you are buffeted by the
winds, storm, waves, thunder and lightning. But your King will not forsake you
nor disregard you. He is there for you to behold Him in His beauty and glory which
will lead you to brighter pathways in the future. His glory will lead you to
joy unspeakable as it happened to the magi and the shepherds. You will receive
new revelations about your pathways when you fall down in the presence of the
King. Today King Jesus wants to encompass you with His bright glory so that all
the weariness in your soul will give way to joy and expectancy in the days to
come.
Luke 1:78 – Through the tender
mercy of our God the dayspring from on high has visited us.
Thought for Today
The dayspring of heaven will drive away the darkest moments of our
lives and fill us with His bright light of joy, hope and expectancy.
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