Christmas Morning: Son Rise on a New Dayਨਮੂਨਾ

Suppose you were asked to make a purchase - something you wanted, something you needed - but alas, you did not have the funds necessary to complete the transaction. Do you want to buy this home? It costs $200,000, and in order to purchase it has to be purchased RIGHT NOW. You look in your wallet, and you have $9, and in your bank accounts you have an additional $4,217. So in total, you have $4,226 to your name. You are $195,774 short. This purchase would be impossible.

Or would it …

What if you had an “angel investor,” someone who was willing to make the impossible, possible? Someone who could give the necessary funds to complete the sale. Suddenly, what was completely out of reach is infinitely attainable. What if?

I know what you are thinking: “That never happens in real life!” But what if it did? What if it could happen to you?

When Gabriel tells Mary that she would be the mother of Jesus, her response was “No way! That is impossible, for I am still a virgin.” It is as if Mary looked into her spiritual bank account, counted the “funds” and saw them wanting for this particular task. It seemed impossible.

Or was it …

Gabriel goes on to say that nothing is impossible with God! In this case, the angel tells Mary that the investor is God Himself. The Holy Spirit would come upon her and the power of God would bring her this child.

When it comes to our salvation, on our own, we have insufficient righteous resources in our account to enter our eternal home. We are not good enough in our own strength to merit salvation. However, the salvation that is impossible for us is absolutely doable for Jesus. He saves us by paying the price our sins deserve and giving us His righteousness, reconciling us to God. What is impossible for us is possible for Him.

So, take stock of your accounts and recognize your sinfulness. Listen to the angel Gabriel and trust in Jesus to be your Savior. It was a miracle when He was conceived, and the salvation He offers is a miracle as well.

Has this salvation happened in you?