Nothing At All

We had kids and grandkids for Thanksgiving - a great time. Now we're heading for Christmas and in the thick of the holiday season with it's rich colors, foods, associations and emotions.

But when I think back on the birth and death of the Lord Jesus I realize He had none of this - He had nothing at all.

His birthplace was a cattle stall, his crib a manger;I can't imagine a more lonely, desolate setting for a birthing. There were no Christmas cards, no yule log, no choir singing carols. At His neediest hour, before His "trial" and crucifixion, all His disciples forsook Him and fled. Only John would come to the cross.

Even when He rose from the dead there was no one around to witness that.

All of which serves to remind me that I don't need anything else but Him. He is God's total provision for my life (and yours). The rest is nice to have, but we have to cut through that to see Him. And when we do, we will worship Him for ever and ever for there is no one like Him.