Good Saturday morning! Are we buried in snow yet? No, the snow only just started this morning. I don't know if that means the expected blizzard has just begun or if we are to be missed once more. Yes, I could look on the news or at Internet weather reports, but waiting is more fun.
I have a question this morning. Why didn't Jesus come now? The technology today allows for instant transmission of images and words worldwide. The heavenly host above Bethlehem could have been transmitted live to everyone. Internet blogs and news reports could have announced the birth of Messiah to the world. With e-mail, cell phone, and IM, we could have the entire world trekking to the Holy Land to celebrate the virgin birth. Not only that, before the baby Jesus was ready for circumcision, scientists could confirm his unique genetic existence, DNA unlike any this world has seen. Jesus gave us one clue: "blessed are those who have not seen and believe."
Jesus could have appeared to the entire world in 0 BC or he could have dispatched angels to each and every person on the planet at that time. The point is not that he didn't appear now, but that you and I must trust in His timing. The written word was very valuable at the time of Christ's birth, and so was the passing of news by word of mouth. Jesus appeared on Earth when he did. The choice is still the same now as it was then. You and I can choose to believe or choose to reject Him. We do not have all manner of electronic records of Christ's birth, but we do have His Word and His Holy Spirit. Tomorrow, a new show, Who Was Jesus?, will be broadcast on the Discovery Channel. It might be fun to see what they have to say about Jesus. However, as usual the point is missed, deliberately or otherwise, as seen in the title. To me there is no "was", Jesus IS! Hallelujah!
Ah, the storm is arriving now... I can feel it in my sinuses.
Bucky
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