A Christ Follower: The Journey

As I sit here at my computer, it occurred to me that God does knitting.  No God does not do it like your ancestor or parent.  God does it with a unique stands of stuff called DNA, and the Psalmist described this process well when He wrote: You created my inmost being. You knit me together In my mother's womb.   Take time out to think about what this means.  First, it means no child ever born is an accident.  They are not a mistake.  The designer of the Universe took the time to put together the parts of two people, loving or not, and He worked the miracle called you.   Second, the circumstances of conception do not make the person who was conceived any less valuable once they discovered this planet in the form of a baby. And the circumstances of conception do not make them, some how, "less than" anyone else.  Like everyone who makes it into this world, you are God's Miracle... just like every other child.  I know thi...

The Birth of Jesus      In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to their own town to register.       So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David.     He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.     While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them in the Inn.     And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night.     An angel of the Lord appeared to them...

Night Vision Goggles????  What? Sounds kind of silly thinking about God wearing night vision goggles, doesn't it? It sure does, but hang in here with me a few minutes, and please let me explain.   The Psalm writer, King David, said it this way:   If I say, Surely the darkness will hide me, and the light become night around me," even the darkness will not be dark to You. The night will shine like the day. For darkness is as light to You.   So, we really don't have God wearing those ugly warrior tools, but we do see somethings that are important to our spiritual, emotional... and even our physical well being: No matter what, as God's children, we cannot be lost to God. Even if we go through some really dark times, like "the Valley of The Shadow of Death."  If we go through the darkness of the pits of depression.  If our lives are darkened by physical pain or trauma, God is aware of what is going on.  God is aware of the pain in whic...