On this Christmas Eve 2010, I'm marveling at the fact that God took on human flesh, that He became one of us, save for sin. This is the key for seeing through the entire scriptures. In a chronological reading of the bible, we don't actually get into the life of Jesus until Sept. 28; nearly 9 months of readings before we crack the four gospels. Certainly we've got to keep in mind that the entirety of the Hebrew Scriptures points forward to Jesus, and these "Old Testament" scriptures reveal a ton about God's character before Jesus even physically shows up on the scene in the flesh, not to mention what we learn about the culture and times in which these inspired scriptures were written. Below is some cut paper artwork I created five years ago as I reflected on this CHRISTmas story. It's entitled, INTIMACY. Merry Christmas!
