Birds in the Snow!
An atheist was invited by his wife to attend church with her. He frankly told her that he did not believe the Bible teaching that God became a man. “It doesn't make sense to me,” he said.
Soon after his family drove away to church, snow began to fall and a few minutes later he was startled by a thudding sound, then other thudding sounds, against his living-room window. When he went to the front door, he found a flock of cold birds huddled miserably in the snow. They had tried to find shelter from the snow, and were trying to fly through his window.
He decided he must help the poor little creatures - and then he wondered how he could help them. Then he thought of the barn, where it was warm, so he tramped through the snow to the barn, opened the door and turned the light on. But the birds didn't come in. “Food will bring them in,” he thought. So he went back into the house, got some crumbs and sprinkled them on the snow to make a trail to the barn. But to his dismay the birds ignored the crumbs and continued to flop around in the snow. He then tried shooting them into the barn by walking around and waving his arms. They scattered in every direction - except into the warm, lighted barn.
“They find me a strange and terrifying creature,” he said to himself. “And I cannot think of any way to let them know they can trust me. If only I could be a bird myself for a few minutes, perhaps I could lead them to safety…”
At that moment the church bells began to peal out a Christmas carol. After listening for a few moments, he sank to his knees in the snow and whispered a prayer, “Now I do understand. Now I see why YOU had to come as YOU did.”
In Old Testament times God appeared to people in various ways - to Abraham through heavenly messengers, to Moses out of the burning bush. They were afraid because of God's awesomeness. But centuries later the angel of the Lord appeared to shepherds and announced, “For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord” (Luke 2:11).
Yes. God became a man so that we would not be afraid to draw near to God. Christ's birth brought the infinite God within reach of finite man. “The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us” (John 1:14).
An atheist was invited by his wife to attend church with her. He frankly told her that he did not believe the Bible teaching that God became a man. “It doesn't make sense to me,” he said.
Soon after his family drove away to church, snow began to fall and a few minutes later he was startled by a thudding sound, then other thudding sounds, against his living-room window. When he went to the front door, he found a flock of cold birds huddled miserably in the snow. They had tried to find shelter from the snow, and were trying to fly through his window.
He decided he must help the poor little creatures - and then he wondered how he could help them. Then he thought of the barn, where it was warm, so he tramped through the snow to the barn, opened the door and turned the light on. But the birds didn't come in. “Food will bring them in,” he thought. So he went back into the house, got some crumbs and sprinkled them on the snow to make a trail to the barn. But to his dismay the birds ignored the crumbs and continued to flop around in the snow. He then tried shooting them into the barn by walking around and waving his arms. They scattered in every direction - except into the warm, lighted barn.
“They find me a strange and terrifying creature,” he said to himself. “And I cannot think of any way to let them know they can trust me. If only I could be a bird myself for a few minutes, perhaps I could lead them to safety…”
At that moment the church bells began to peal out a Christmas carol. After listening for a few moments, he sank to his knees in the snow and whispered a prayer, “Now I do understand. Now I see why YOU had to come as YOU did.”
In Old Testament times God appeared to people in various ways - to Abraham through heavenly messengers, to Moses out of the burning bush. They were afraid because of God's awesomeness. But centuries later the angel of the Lord appeared to shepherds and announced, “For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord” (Luke 2:11).
Yes. God became a man so that we would not be afraid to draw near to God. Christ's birth brought the infinite God within reach of finite man. “The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us” (John 1:14).
Birds in the Snow!
An atheist was invited by his wife to attend church with her. He frankly told her that he did not believe the Bible teaching that God became a man. “It doesn't make sense to me,” he said.
Soon after his family drove away to church, snow began to fall and a few minutes later he was startled by a thudding sound, then other thudding sounds, against his living-room window. When he went to the front door, he found a flock of cold birds huddled miserably in the snow. They had tried to find shelter from the snow, and were trying to fly through his window.
He decided he must help the poor little creatures - and then he wondered how he could help them. Then he thought of the barn, where it was warm, so he tramped through the snow to the barn, opened the door and turned the light on. But the birds didn't come in. “Food will bring them in,” he thought. So he went back into the house, got some crumbs and sprinkled them on the snow to make a trail to the barn. But to his dismay the birds ignored the crumbs and continued to flop around in the snow. He then tried shooting them into the barn by walking around and waving his arms. They scattered in every direction - except into the warm, lighted barn.
“They find me a strange and terrifying creature,” he said to himself. “And I cannot think of any way to let them know they can trust me. If only I could be a bird myself for a few minutes, perhaps I could lead them to safety…”
At that moment the church bells began to peal out a Christmas carol. After listening for a few moments, he sank to his knees in the snow and whispered a prayer, “Now I do understand. Now I see why YOU had to come as YOU did.”
In Old Testament times God appeared to people in various ways - to Abraham through heavenly messengers, to Moses out of the burning bush. They were afraid because of God's awesomeness. But centuries later the angel of the Lord appeared to shepherds and announced, “For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord” (Luke 2:11).
Yes. God became a man so that we would not be afraid to draw near to God. Christ's birth brought the infinite God within reach of finite man. “The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us” (John 1:14).
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