With it being CHRISTmas day, I must stick to our InBounds
roots and celebrate the Substitute!
I still find that my favorite songs of the year are the
ones that talk about how Jesus came into the world… with no fanfare… no crowd
cheering… etc. (I’ll share the lyrics of one of my new favorites at the end of
the devotion.)
Think about it from a game perspective; if your team were
behind, and up to the scorer’s table walks a substitute that simply doesn’t pass
the sight-test… doesn’t appear to measure up… abilities unknown. Simply put,
the crowd would not be getting too pumped up.
Yet we know the rest of the story, that the Substitute we
are celebrating proceeded to play a perfect game and then ultimately took our place
in paying our death penalty.
There are so many things I could be writing about… so
many lessons of CHRISTmas; but let me remind us that even though I do hope you
have a Merry CHRISTmas (a day of happiness), I more hope and pray you find joy
and peace (the promises of why He came.)
So here’s to some Merriment on CHRISTmas…
…and a Joyful Jesus-mas! …as we celebrate the
introduction of CHRIST into the game of life!
New Favorite JESUSmas Song (as I think about Him being introduced
to a largely empty gymnasium…)
Chris Tomlin Lyrics
"Winter Snow"
Could've come like a mighty storm
With all the strength of a hurricane
You could've come like a forest fire
With the power of Heaven in Your flame
But You came like a winter snow
Quiet and soft and slow
Falling from the sky in the night
To the earth below
You could've swept in like a tidal wave
Or an ocean to ravish our hearts
You could have come through like a roaring flood
To wipe away the things we've scarred
But You came like a winter snow, yes, You did
You were quiet, You were soft and slow
Falling from the sky in the night
To the earth below
Ooh no, Your voice wasn't in a bush burning
No, Your voice wasn't in a rushing wind
It was still, it was small, it was hidden
Oh, You came like a winter snow
Quiet and soft and slow
Falling from the sky in the night
To the earth below
Falling, oh yeah, to the earth below
You came falling from the sky in the night
To the earth below
With all the strength of a hurricane
You could've come like a forest fire
With the power of Heaven in Your flame
But You came like a winter snow
Quiet and soft and slow
Falling from the sky in the night
To the earth below
You could've swept in like a tidal wave
Or an ocean to ravish our hearts
You could have come through like a roaring flood
To wipe away the things we've scarred
But You came like a winter snow, yes, You did
You were quiet, You were soft and slow
Falling from the sky in the night
To the earth below
Ooh no, Your voice wasn't in a bush burning
No, Your voice wasn't in a rushing wind
It was still, it was small, it was hidden
Oh, You came like a winter snow
Quiet and soft and slow
Falling from the sky in the night
To the earth below
Falling, oh yeah, to the earth below
You came falling from the sky in the night
To the earth below
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