THINK TOGETHER.
What words would you use to describe Jesus? Jesus is _____.
READ TOGETHER
James 3:17. But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.
Merry Christmas! Today is the day we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Jesus came from above (Heaven) to down below (Earth). He came as a little baby born to Mary and placed in a manger.
James was the little brother of Jesus. In his book (the book of James) he describes God’s wisdom from above as pure, peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial, and sincere. But James isn’t just describing an idea – the idea of wisdom. He’s describing a person. His big brother, Jesus.
Jesus was pure – he never rebelled against God like we do.
Jesus was peaceful – he didn’t try to get his own way like we do.
Jesus was gentle – he never mistreated anyone or was mean like us.
Jesus was open to reason – he is truth and wanted to reveal truth; we settle for lies.
Jesus was merciful – he doesn’t give us what we deserve, but we seek revenge.
Jesus was full of good fruits – he always did what was right; we choose wrong.
Jesus was impartial – he was fair and loved everyone, but we play favorites.
Jesus was sincere – he always meant what he said; we flatter to get what we want.
The pure, gentle, peaceful, baby in the manger grew up to be all these things. He grew up to be wise. He IS wisdom. Jesus IS God’s purity, peace, gentleness, reason, mercy, goodness, impartiality, and sincerity all wrapped up in a single person. A person who lived a wise life for us so that by trusting in him we can have all these wise character traits in us too. That’s what Christmas is really all about – Jesus becoming like us so that we might become like him.
Because of Jesus we can see what God’s wisdom looks like in real life.
With Jesus we can have his same character in us.
DO SOMETHING TOGETHER
Have a great Christmas!
PRAY TOGETHER
Jesus, I celebrate your birth today. Keep growing in your wisdom. Amen.
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