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Friday, December 3, 2021

Come, One and All and Gather Round

This post is inspired in part by Luke 2

 Light of the Stable-Selah



  



If covid has proven anything it's that we all need
the glad tidings of great joy/grace through Jesus!
We have been challenged and most of us likely disappointed
at times at responses and attitudes of our fellow-travelers
(in this journey of life) 
during the ongoing ripple-effects of this pandemic,
making the account of Jesus birth and childhood in Luke 2 
especially meaningful and vital this year!
Luke 2:10-11
And the angel said unto them, 
Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, 
which shall be to all people
11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David 
a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

1 John 3:10
For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, 
that He might destroy the works of the devil.

Come, one and all and gather round
Love’s wonder to behold
Glad tidings of great joy abound
For people young and old
For Jesus, though the King of kings
Did not despise God’s call
Or flee Calvary's sufferings
To be Saviour of all

Come one and all and gather round
The manger where He lay
Jesus, not royal robed and crowned
But on a bed of hay
Come bow your head and shed a tear
Of both sorrow and joy
Behold Majesty’s meek veneer
In Mary’s Baby Boy

Come, one and all and gather near
Lest morrow is too late
The message of God’s love is clear
Destiny more than fate
For whoever believes in Him
Eternal life will gain
Death’s verdict without God is grim
And life, hopeless and vain

Come, one and all and gather round
To celebrate with joy
The hope for man, none can confound
And nothing can destroy
Come one and all, hail and adore
The Gift angels applaud
For this is more than ancient lore
This is the love/Son of God

© Janet Martin



This morning's Daily Bread Devotion
 includes this precious passage of scripture from
1 John 2:28-3:10

The Children of God
28 And now, little children, abide in Him, 
that [a]when He appears, we may have confidence 
and not be ashamed before Him at His coming. 
29 If you know that He is righteous, 
you know that everyone who practices righteousness 
is born of Him.

The Command to Love
3 Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us,
 that we should be called children of [b]God! 
Therefore the world does not know [c]us, 
because it did not know Him. 
2 Beloved, now we are children of God; 
and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, 
but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, 
for we shall see Him as He is. 
3 And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.

Sin and the Child of God
4 Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, 
and sin is lawlessness. 
5 And you know that He was manifested to take away our sins, 
and in Him there is no sin. 
6 Whoever abides in Him does not sin. 
Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him.

7 Little children, let no one deceive you. 
He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous. 
8 He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. 
For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, 
that He might destroy the works of the devil. 
9 Whoever has been born of God does not sin, 
for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, 
because he has been born of God.

The Imperative of Love
10 In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: 
Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, 
nor is he who does not love his brother.


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