Isn't it just like God to set the stage for the coming of the Savior of the Universe precisely the the way that He did? He definitely has a track record of using unexpected, undeserving, unworthy participants to fulfill His will in the most unusual ways. Just look at the genealogy of Christ ... talk about some skeletons in a family tree! We have murderers, adulterers, liars, cheaters, and thieves, to name a few . Some were guilty of all of the above! God uses imperfect people to carry out His perfect plan of redemption.
The story He wrote is certainly not the one I would have written. I would have made the King of the Jews come from a logical, royal family. He would have been born in the Rome Hospital or a nice hotel, at the VERY least. There would have been billboards announcing his birth years in advance. You know the billboards that say, "My son is coming to save you . - - God." Everyone would have immediately believed in Christ if I were the author of this story.
Instead we have a lineage of criminals, an average teenage virgin for a mother, a barn, a feeding trough, angels, shepherds, and skeptics. Is this really the best that you can do, God? One consistent lesson that God has been teaching me throughout the last several years is that the story that He wants to write for our lives is VERY rarely the life that we would choose for ourselves. The logical, simple path is RARELY God's best for our lives. Oftentimes, the path that makes the most sense is not God's plan either. The story that He has written about Christ 's entrance into the world is perfectly flawless .
The story He wrote is certainly not the one I would have written. I would have made the King of the Jews come from a logical, royal family. He would have been born in the Rome Hospital or a nice hotel, at the VERY least. There would have been billboards announcing his birth years in advance. You know the billboards that say, "My son is coming to save you . - - God." Everyone would have immediately believed in Christ if I were the author of this story.
Instead we have a lineage of criminals, an average teenage virgin for a mother, a barn, a feeding trough, angels, shepherds, and skeptics. Is this really the best that you can do, God? One consistent lesson that God has been teaching me throughout the last several years is that the story that He wants to write for our lives is VERY rarely the life that we would choose for ourselves. The logical, simple path is RARELY God's best for our lives. Oftentimes, the path that makes the most sense is not God's plan either. The story that He has written about Christ 's entrance into the world is perfectly flawless .
Thankfully, today, God still uses imperfect people to carry out his perfect plan of redemption. One of the greatest joys of the Christian walk happens when we surrender our life to the story that God wants to write for us....even if it doesn't always make sense to us.
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Awesome perspective Sara Beth!
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