REASON TO REJOICE
by Sandy Babb
Long ago, early one morn
A tiny babe, a Savior, was born
His mother, Mary, cradled Him close to her breast
Never dreaming how He would bless
His father, Joseph, stood gazing by her side
In wonder, awe, and fatherly pride
Shepherds who abode in a field far away
Saw a star, an angel, and they left before break of day
To follow the star shinning in the East
To gaze upon the Savior, born among beasts
Wise men traveled from afar
Bringing gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh in a jar
There was a wicked man, Herod, a King
Who would not stop at any thing
To destroy the work that God had done
By sending to earth His only Son
God warned Joseph in a dream
Of the plans of that wicked King
A hasty escape to
Where they abode until Herod in his grave was laid
Divine direction came to them there
To take the child to
But there reigned, Archelaus, in Herod’s stead
So they turned aside into parts of
They came to dwell in a city called
Just as God said, just as He willed
Jesus was called a Nazarene
An unlikely title for a heavenly King
The child, Jesus, waxed and grew strong
Which was God’s plan all along
This was the humble beginning of His ministry
A divine plan to set men free
From the wages of sin
By a tiny babe, redemption entered in
God paved the way for you and me
To be ransomed and set free
The Christmas story is about more than a baby, manger, and stable
It’s about how God made us able
To dwell with Him in heaven for eternity
His wondrous love, no greater there be
So the next time you gaze upon the manger scene
As you deck your house in boughs of green
Let them remind you that long ago
God’s only Son came because He loves you so
His love is unconditional, everlasting, and true
And may this Christmas it be real to you
May you be deeply blessed
In the new and coming year
Rejoice! Our King and Savior is here!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Blessings,
Miss Sandy
9 comments:
Blessed Christmas morn to you also Miss Sandy.
A very Merry Christmas to you Miss Sandy and your family. I hope that today and always will be full of love, peace and hapiness.
Hugs Karen
A very special Christmas to you and yours!
I hope your Christmas was wonderful and best wishes for 2009..
AMEN ! I opened the package from you on Christmas day, how lovely ! And thank-you very much ! The bird's nest pin is even prettier than the blog picture showed it to be, and the snowflake ornament is too! You're so talented.
Sandy that is a lovely poem and oh so true! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas.
Great poem...I think I learned something new so must be off to check my scriptures...nothing like some mind-stretching first thing of a Sunday morning.
Something awfully dear arrived in yesterday's post. I'll be sharing it tomorrow.
SAndy - wishing you a blessed New year -- Oh how I love my gifties -- trying to download pics and get them posted = You are truly precious in his sight -- as well as a special blog friend -
Hugs -- Kathy - ga
Just stopping in to say hello and Happy New year Miss Sandy.
I do love your blog but it's 1:00 am and I must get to bed.
Claudie from Canada
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