The Incomprehensible Birth - Final Installment
23/12/07 15:05
Shimshai
jumped up and bolted the door. He turned back toward
Ehud but continued to stand there.
“Ehud,” Shimshai paused searching for the
right words, “did you see how the wind and the
rain came in through the door way? Wind and rain are
elements that belong to nature. I built this house,
with these walls and this door, to keep those
elements outside. Yet this house is part of the whole
of nature, and the wind and rain permeated the
boundaries of these walls. The wind and rain seem out
of place within these walls, yet the wind and rain
has every right to infiltrate this house because this
house is a part of nature.”
“Yes, yes.” Ehud understood. “But what does this have to do with your trip to Bethlehem, the Magi and the star?”
Shimshai sat back down next to his friend. “Ehud, the Magi told us that they all had the same dream. They all said that the Hebrew God had warned them not to return to Herod and not to return home the way they had come, but to hasten home by another route. Ehud, Herod was out to kill the baby!”
“Why? I heard that Herod was insane but what insanity would bring him to murder a child?”
“Because I think he knew, as I know now, and each of the Magi knows –this Child is no average child. Ehud, I saw Him with my own eyes and I fell down and worshipped Him as did the Magi. His mother was holding Him and yet it seemed that He was holding her. While He was in her arms He reached for us! It was as though He wanted to hug us all. I got close to Him and He touched me, Ehud!” Tears began to run down Shimshai’s face. “When He touched me, Ehud, all my fears left me. I didn’t know what I was feeling. I had hope for life but I had no reason why. I wanted to laugh. I wanted to cry. My spirit wanted to soar with the wings of an eagle. Then, one of the Magi told me an amazing thing. He said that the man standing with the mother was not the father. And that the mother was still a virgin!
“Isaiah’s prophecy?!” Ehud blurted out.
“Yes, Ehud, Isaiah’s prophecy was fulfilled and I was honored to witness it all! He then said to me that this Child was the Son of God! The Eternal God infiltrated His creation just as the rain and wind infiltrated this house a moment ago! I tell you, He infiltrated my very soul and I will never be the same again!”
Brother & Sister, my prayer is that you, too, will allow the Lord, Jesus, to infiltrate your life today and every day, so much so, that you’ll never be the same again.
“Yes, yes.” Ehud understood. “But what does this have to do with your trip to Bethlehem, the Magi and the star?”
Shimshai sat back down next to his friend. “Ehud, the Magi told us that they all had the same dream. They all said that the Hebrew God had warned them not to return to Herod and not to return home the way they had come, but to hasten home by another route. Ehud, Herod was out to kill the baby!”
“Why? I heard that Herod was insane but what insanity would bring him to murder a child?”
“Because I think he knew, as I know now, and each of the Magi knows –this Child is no average child. Ehud, I saw Him with my own eyes and I fell down and worshipped Him as did the Magi. His mother was holding Him and yet it seemed that He was holding her. While He was in her arms He reached for us! It was as though He wanted to hug us all. I got close to Him and He touched me, Ehud!” Tears began to run down Shimshai’s face. “When He touched me, Ehud, all my fears left me. I didn’t know what I was feeling. I had hope for life but I had no reason why. I wanted to laugh. I wanted to cry. My spirit wanted to soar with the wings of an eagle. Then, one of the Magi told me an amazing thing. He said that the man standing with the mother was not the father. And that the mother was still a virgin!
“Isaiah’s prophecy?!” Ehud blurted out.
“Yes, Ehud, Isaiah’s prophecy was fulfilled and I was honored to witness it all! He then said to me that this Child was the Son of God! The Eternal God infiltrated His creation just as the rain and wind infiltrated this house a moment ago! I tell you, He infiltrated my very soul and I will never be the same again!”
Brother & Sister, my prayer is that you, too, will allow the Lord, Jesus, to infiltrate your life today and every day, so much so, that you’ll never be the same again.
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