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VERY BIRTH is a miracle, and so He came to rescue and
and every child is a gift save those who were lost and to
Efrom God. But more than 20 give them the gift of eternity. He is
centuries ago, there was a truly the Word; He is JESUS the
miraculous birth; the Son of God CHRIST!
was born a man. With a divine
Father and human mother, Jesus Before anything else existed,
entered history - God in the flesh! there was Christ, with God. He
has always been alive and is
He spoke and galaxies whirled Himself God. He created every-
into place, stars burned the thing there is - nothing exists that
heavens, and planets began He didn't make. Eternal life is in
orbiting their suns - words of Him, and this life gives light to alI
awesome, unlimited, unleashed mankind.
power.
His life is the light that shines
He spoke again and the waters through the darkness and the
and lands were filled with plants darkness can never extinguish it.
and creatures, running, swim- But although He made the world,
ming, growing and multiplying - the world did not recognize Him
words of animating, breathing, when He came. Even in His own
pulsing life. land and among His own people,
the Jews, He was not accepted.
Again He spoke and man and Only a few would welcome and
woman were formed, thinking, receive Him. But to all who
speaking and loving - words of received Him, He gave the right to
personal and creative glory. become children of God. AlI they
Eternal, infinite, unlimited - He needed to do was to trust Him to
was, is, and always will be the save them. All those who believe
Maker and Lord of all that exists! this are reborn! - not a physical
rebirth, resulting from human
And then He came in the flesh to a passion or plan - but from the will
speck in the Universe called of God.
Planet Earth. The mighty Creator
became a part of the creation [Life Application Bible, Tyndale
limited by Time and Space and House Publishers, Inc. & Youth
susceptible to age, sickness, and for Christ, USA, Wheaton, Illinois,
death. But love propelled Him, 1986].
