Inspirational
Unspeakable Gift
December 25. Today, Christians all over the world celebrate Christmas, or the birth of Christ.
But the date is inconsequential, really. It could be on the 12th of September or the 29th of February, or any day. Nothing changes the fact that one day long ago, the King of all creation gave man a Gift nobody could ever fathom nor deserve.
On Christmas, in a lowly manger, God became a mere mortal, so that 33 years later, He would die on the cross in place of sinful me—to have the chance to live with Him for eternity.
He did this in such an incredibly humble manner that is contrary to what He owns and can do.
So if it is not about the date, it is not about the trimmings we fuss over either: not the angels, the shepherds, the magi plus all the things invented by modern man—the trees, wreaths, blinking lights, wrapped gifts, Santa Clauses, parties and reunions that define revelry.
Many songs (such as the one below sung by the Ball Brothers and the Go Fish band) and books have been written to describe Christmas, but it remains—to this day—an unspeakable Gift.
It’s about the Cross
It’s not just about the manger
Where the Baby lay
It’s not all about the angels
Who sang for Him that day
It’s not all about the shepherds
Or the bright and shining star
It’s not all about the wise men
Who traveled from afar
Chorus:
It’s about the cross
It’s about my sin
It’s about how Jesus came to be born once
So that we could be born again
It’s about the stone
That was rolled away
So that you and I could have real life someday
It’s about the cross
It’s not just about the good things
in this life I’ve done
It’s not all about the treasures
or the trophies that I’ve have won
It’s not about the righteous that I find within
It’s all about the precious blood
that saved me from my sin
The beginning of the story is wonderful and great
But it’s the ending that can save you
and that’s why we celebrate
It’s about the cross
It’s about my sin
It’s about how Jesus came to be born once
So that we could be born again
It’s about God’s Son
Nailed to a tree
It’s about every drop of blood that flowed from
Him when it should have been me
It’s about the stone that was rolled away
So that you and I could have real life someday
So that you and I could have real life someday
It’s about the cross
It’s about the cross
It’s about the cross
“Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.” 2 Corinthians 9:14 (KJV)
