Everything Changed

I can still remember the birth of my first son. The focus of my wife and I were upon this little child. He was helpless, but we could help.  We served him. We loved him. We changed his diaper. We fed him. We held him. Our lives were forever changed when our first child was born. Everything in our world changed. We changed immediately and worked our schedules and our lives around this baby boy.

Babies are especially vulnerable. Jesus was no different. Mary and Joseph were serving Him, loving Him, feeding Him and even changing His diaper. I’ve often wondered how much they really comprehended and understand at the time.  I think when babies are born, the parental instinct supplies a lot of help to the parents.

Today as we celebrate His birth – His entrance into our world, I realized that once I accept Him as Lord, everything changes. He changes my perspective. He changes my response to others. He changes my outlook upon life. He is my Friend, my Confidant, my Savior and the Rock that I lean on.

As I was reading through Job in light of Christmas day – Job was crying out for help from heaven. Jesus is my Help from heaven. Check this out….

¹⁸ “O earth, do not conceal my blood.
    Let it cry out on my behalf.
¹⁹ Even now my witness is in heaven.
    My advocate is there on high.
²⁰ My friends scorn me,
    but I pour out my tears to God.
²¹ I need someone to mediate between God and me,
    as a person mediates between friends.
²² For soon I must go down that road
    from which I will never return. (Job 16:18-22 NLT)

Christmas began in the heart of God, but it’s not complete until it reaches my heart and the heart of all mankind. Jesus was and is God’s gift to the world.  He is still present with me. He is still changing lives. He is still changing perspective.  Surrendering my life is a daily choice. He has literally changed everything about me.  There is nothing untouched by His Presence in my life.

I join the rest of the world celebrating the birth of Jesus, the One and Only Son of God. He changes everything in a good, good way!

Pressing On!

Dwayne