I was reading Proverbs 30 earlier today and was struck by these verses.

 Proverbs 30:15b-16

…”There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’: ¹⁶ the grave, the barren womb, land, which is never satisfied with water, and fire, which never says, ‘Enough!’

I can think of one more: Us. We live in a culture that constantly tells us how much is enough. Just a little bit more. So how much is enough? Is Jesus enough? If so why do we feel we need to add so many other things?

Does it ever blow you away that God is the one who does the seeking? God comes looking for us. I was reading a commentary by William Barclay on Revelation 3, while he was writing about a seeking God he writes this:

In his book, Out of Nazareth, Donald Baillie cites three witnesses to the uniqueness of this idea. C.J.G. Montefiore, the great Jewish scholar, said that the one thing which no Jewish prophet or Rabbi ever imagined is the ‘conception of God actually going out in quest of sinful men, who were not seeking him, but who were turned away from him’. A document produced by the National Christian Council of Japan describes the distinctive difference of Christianity from all other religions as being found in ‘Man not seeking God, but God taking the initiative in seeking man’. Way back in the twelfth century, St. Bernard often used to say to his monks that ‘However early they might wake and rise for prayer in their chapel on a cold mid-winter morning, or even in the dead of night, they would always find God awake before them, waiting for them – nay, it was he who had awakened them to seek his face.’”

God took the initiative and is seeking us.

Well, Christmas time is over. We took our tree down last night. There has been one reflection this year that has really stuck with me. It is that the Christmas story is for us, and by that I mean it is for all of us.

Luke 2:10 ¹⁰ But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.

The message is for all people. What does that mean? That means the message is for everyone. The message is for black, white, rich, poor, Jew, Muslim, gay, straight, tall, short, all people. The Christmas message is for everyone, BUT it is not about any of us. So who is it about?

Luke 2:11 ¹¹ Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.

The Story is about Jesus. So it is for us (all of us), but it is about Jesus. While the story is for everyone, not everyone will experience the story of Christmas. Only those who know the savior truly experience the story. John’s version of the Christmas story goes like this:

John 3:16 ¹⁶ “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

John states it is for all people “For God so loved the world…” and the story of a savior being born “that he gave his one and only Son” then he tells us who not only experiences the story, but who gets the greatest gift (eternal life). It is for those who believe IN HIM. It is not merely belief, it is belief in Jesus Christ the way, the truth, and the life, the only way to have eternal life. That is good news for all people.