This morning, Christmas morning, as I awoke, my cell phone "chirped" and I leaned over and picked it up to see who was messaging me. It was a Facebook notification and a friend of mine had posted a phrase from a familiar Christmas Carol:
Til He appeared
And the soul felt its worth
My heart was pricked, and I lay there a while and thought about that statement.
The soul felt its worth.
Sometime during our lifetime, we have all struggled with our "self-worth"; whether it was as a child growing up or a young, insecure teen. Maybe as we became adults and didn't quite feel as though we measured up to our co-workers - weren't as successful as the neighbors. I doubt there is anyone who has never felt that "I'm just not good enough" syndrome at some time in their life.
Our soul felt worthless.
But God doesn't see us that way. He created us for relationship...relationship with Him. Our sin has created a chasm between Him and us, but He bridged that chasm,
with a Baby
The prophet, Isaiah, had foretold it hundreds of years before, the coming of this Child.
"The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son,
and they will call Him Immanuel (which means 'God with us')."
Isaiah 7:14
"God with us"... to once again be a part of our every day lives, as He once was with Adam and Eve in the Garden. Sin had separated us from Him, but now...this Child has given us Hope, Redemption, and a new sense of "worth". You see, God wouldn't leave His heavenly throne, set aside His deity, walk the earth as a man, and lay His life down in death for someone with no worth or value. Even in our imperfections, He sees our worth.
After four hundred years of silence, the angel appeared to Mary and to Joseph. And then to the shepherds with the news so many had waited for:
"And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you;
he is the Messiah,
the Lord."
Luke 2:8-11
As the song says:
"A thrill of hope,
a weary world rejoices.
For yonder breaks
a new and glorious morn."
(O Holy Night)
Today we celebrate the birth of our Savior, Christ the Lord. He came as a Baby, lived as a man, died to save us and rose again to bring us victory and eternal life...all because of His great love for us.
Does your soul feels its worth?
Merry Christmas!
'Lena Ehlert
©Whispers in Worship
