Jesus and His Father, what a Relationship!

For example: “Wherefore when he (Jesus) cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, BUT A BODY THOU HAST PREPARED ME.” Hebrews 10:5

In other words, when Jesus was born, born of a virgin at that, He acknowledged to His Father … Old Testament sacrifices and offerings have been ineffective. Because of the “flesh,” the sinful and selfish tendencies of the Israelites … so God sent His Son into the world! In a Body, as a little newborn Child!

GOD THE FATHER PREAPRED (“katartizo” = to make perfect) A BODY FOR JESUS!

That’s the real Story we should be telling this time of year. (Lesson written Friday morning, December 11, 2020) God come to earth … in human flesh!

To do what the Law and Moses could not do!

“For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, GOD sending his own SON in the likeness of sinful FLESH, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh.” Forgave sin, washed us Believers clean in the Blood of the very (embodied, enfleshed, incarnate) Son of God! (Romans 8:3)

That thought, that word picture, has “gripped/captivated” me this morning!

God was the Artist behind the Body of Jesus! Let me quickly add … the sinless Body of Jesus!

By the way, Paul in Hebrews 10:5 (above) is loosely quoting Psalm 40:6. There God opened Jesus’ ear … here God prepared Him a Body!

Wow!

In that sense …

MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYBODY!

“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us.” John 1:14, King James Version

Hallelujah!

— Dr. Mike Bagwell

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