Once Upon Truth, Not Make-Believe

Jesus! so much more than a baby in a manger on that first Christmas Day!  

 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said,

 “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

John 1:29

Once upon truth, not make-believe

Sin cursed man through Adam and Eve

And birthed the madness of a race

That would be doomed but for God’s grace

Where long many prophets foretold

What many never saw unfold

That God would send a Lamb to be

The scapegoat for sin’s penalty

So long and strong the nations kept

The law with sacrifice inept

Because the blood of bulls, you see

Could not redeem eternally

Faithful God always keeps His Word

His thoughts and ways are undeterred

Thus, Father set beneath Love’s rod

His Son to be the Lamb of God

...and on that first fair Christmas morn

The Saviour of the world was born

Jesus, God of living and dead

Laid in a manger for His bed

(Where being God, He could have used

This as just cause to be excused

From the cost of salvation's plan)

But, He put on likeness of man

Not any man, but servant heart

So none would envy any part

His company the sick, cast down

Throngs followed him from town to town

Until that awful, glorious day

When death would have life’s perfect say

As ‘it is finished’ set man free

And stripped the grave of victory

And gave to all, once and for all

A way to be saved from the Fall

To grant to human race the joy

And hope that nothing can destroy

Through love and truth, not make-believe

That all of mankind may receive

For we are all part of a race

That would be doomed but for God’s grace

© Janet Martin