---THE REASON FOR THE INCARNATION~~

--"Being found in appearance
as a man, He humbled Himself
by becoming obedient to the
point of death, even death
on a Cross."
--Philippians 2:8)--

--THE INCARNATION, the coming of God in the flesh, means that God understands you. He has walked where you have walked. There is no heartache, no trial, no sadness you face that Jesus Himself has not experienced.

But the primary reason God took human form is the reason Paul mentioned: "being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a Cross" (Philippians 2:8)-

At Christmastime, we try to work up all this sentimentality over a baby being born in a manger. But if we are honest, there is nothing unusual about babies being born. Babies are born all the time. The story of Christmas begins with the manger, but it has to move to the Cross before you understand the significance.

The baby was not any baby; He was God in the flesh. He was a baby who was born to die. And the reason He came to die on a Cross was so that He could take the punishment from God that you and I deserve for our sins.

The Bible says we have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. And because of that, our deserved payment for sin is eternal death. Every one of us deserves to spend eternity in Hell, separated from God. Because we all are sinners. Jesus came to satisfy the wrath of God that we all deserve. Let us all make room in our hearts for Jesus all year long, not just at Christmas time. ~~
--PTV/RJ~~--"MAKE ROOM" Casting Crowns (feat. Matt Maher)~~<https://youtu.be/iUFSxt7qkNw>
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