Surprise Someone

Surprises are something we tend to enjoy.

This is especially true during the Christmas season.

For example, we might get that perfect gift from someone special.

We might even wonder how they knew just what gift to give us that would be so perfect.

Christmas itself is full of surprises.

When an angel told Mary that she would conceive and bear a son, she was greatly surprised.  

When Joseph found out Mary was with child, he was certainly surprised.

He was again surprised when, in a dream, an angel told him to trust Mary and to name the child Jesus.

When simple shepherds were told of His birth by an angel and a host from heaven, they were totally surprised.

When the wise men saw the star heralding His birth, they were surprised and set out to worship Him.

When Herod heard the news, he too was surprised and tried to trick the wise men into revealing His location.

When the wise men failed to return to him, he was surprised once more.

But the surprises did not end there.

Many expected the Messiah to be a military leader or a political figure with great influence.

Instead, God surprised them with a baby born to humble parents in a stable.

The surprises continued later in His life.

People were surprised at His miracles – the healing of the sick and the raising of the dead.

The price He paid for our salvation was surprising as well.

The Son of God willingly laid down His life for all sinners for all time.

Another surprise awaited on the third day when the tomb was found empty.

The Christmas account is full of surprises.

The life of Jesus and all He did was just as surprising.

Even the end of his earthly journey had surprises to offer.

Christmas is just the beginning of a story that is full of surprises.

But Christmas is just that - the beginning.

It is the perfect gift from Someone special!

It is God’s perfect gift to us; a gift He wants us to share with others.

John 3:16-17 (NET) - For this is the way God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world should be saved through Him.

So, why not surprise someone and share the Good News?

After all, is there a better time than Christmas in which to share?

Blessings,

Jim Pokorny

The Other Brother Jim

Look for me at https://faithfulfeetteam.blogspot.com/ on Friday, December 20, 2019.

I’ll be back here on Friday, December 27, 2019