Got Nothin’

Merry Christmas everyone!

So, with the knowledge that Christmas was coming up, I spent a lot of time thinking about the blog that would post today. I tossed around a ton of ideas – a short story, a poem, a reflection, pictures. I wanted something profound, something deep, something meaningful.

But I got nothin’.

And honestly, I think that’s appropriate. After all, isn’t that what Christmas is all about?

We, as human, have a desperate need to know and love God. And we try SO hard. We want something profound, something deep, something meaningful.

But we got nothin’.

All we can do is sin, and sin, and then sin again. We are totally helpless.

And so, God, in his unfathomable infinite mercy, chose to be born in the form of a helpless baby. Sending the helpless to rescue the helpless. How appropriate.

Oh, Jesus, that you were born to die so that I might live!

These are the words I could barely choke out as I wept beside the manger.

Oh Jesus, born to rescue the people that turned their backs on Him.

We got nothin, so he sent everything.

That’s why, today, there’s no blog. Just Jesus.