There are times in our lives when our best just isn't good enough. We can give our whole heart to something or someone and still feel like we've failed. What do we do with our disappointment and discouragement? The weight of our regrets can be debilitating, especially when it seems like we bear our burdens alone.
God's Word reminds us to "give all your worries and care to God, for He cares about you." (I Peter 5:7) If anyone understands the depth of our sorrows, it's Jesus. During this season of celebrating His birth, let's truly contemplate God's unfathomable love in sending His only Son to rescue us from sin and death.
"He was despised and rejected - a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief. He was despised, and we did not care. Yet it was our weaknesses He carried; it was our sorrows that weighed Him down. He was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be healed. All of us, like sheep, have strayed away. We have left God's paths to follow our own. Yet the Lord laid on Him the sins of us all." (Isaiah 53:3-6)
I don't know about you, but the reality of what Jesus suffered for me moves me to tears. And so, as we consider the baby in the manger, let's remember why He came. Our Savior is born!!
