Something Musta Happened
By Ronnie Wyatt
A story is told of an old pioneer that traveled westward across the Great Plains until he came to an abrupt halt at the edge of the Grand Canyon. He gawked at the sight before him: a vast chasm one mile down, eighteen miles across, and more than a hundred miles long! He gasped, "Something musta happened here!"
That sounds a little silly and understated but I’ll bet the same thing would happen if a visitor to our world stumbled on us at Christmas time. Seeing the lights, the decorations, the trees, the parades, the festivities, and the religious services, they too would probably think, "Something must have happened here!"
Indeed, something did happen. God came to our world on the first Christmas and we’ve been celebrating it ever since! That’s right, GOD came to earth in the flesh as Jesus Christ. The Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard once sought to describe the incarnation of God in Christ. He used this simple illustrative story:
A certain king was very rich. His power was known throughout the world. But he greatly desired a wife. Without a queen, the vast palace was empty. One day, while riding through the streets of a small village, he saw a beautiful peasant girl. So lovely was she that the heart of the king was won. He wanted her more than anything he had ever desired. On succeeding days, he would ride by her house on the mere hope of seeing her for a moment in passing.
He wondered how he might win her love. He thought, I will draw up a royal decree and require her to be brought before me to become the queen of my land. But, as he considered, he realized that she was a subject and would be forced to obey. He could never be certain that he had won her love.
Then, he said to himself, "I shall call on her in person. I will dress in my finest royal garb, wear my diamond rings, my silver sword, my shiny black boots, and my most colorful tunic. I will overwhelm her and sweep her off her feet to become my bride." But, as he pondered the idea, he knew that he would always wonder whether she had married him for the riches and power he could give her.
Then, he decided to dress as a peasant, drive to the town, and have his carriage let him off. In disguise, he would approach her house. But, somehow the duplicity of this plan did not appeal to him. At last, he knew what he must do. He would shed his royal robes. He would go to the village and become one of the peasants. He would work and suffer with them. He would actually become a peasant. This he did. And he won his wife.
In such a way did God win you and I. God in Christ became one of us. He took upon Him the form of human flesh to dwell among us. As 2 Corinthians 5:19 says, "God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them." He became one of us so that we could be joined with Him forever! Wow, something DID happen here! Celebrate it!
Verse Of The Week:
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God…And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.” John 1:1-2,14
Ronnie Wyatt is an Evangelist, Author, Christian Comedian, Conference Speaker and the Executive Director of Crosseyed Ministries – www.crosseyedministries.com
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