youtu.be/ZK27Zr6t1A0 Pleased with us in flesh to dwell, Jesus our Emmanuel. Worship: Hark the Herald Angels Sing by Hillsong Devotional: Christ, by highest Heavn adored; Christ the everlasting Lord; Late in time, behold Him come, Offspring of a virgins womb. Veiled in flesh the Godhead see; Hail thincarnate Deity. Pleased with us in flesh to dwell, Jesus our Emmanuel. Charles Wesley, the founder of the Methodist church, wrote Hark the Herald Angels Sing. The words were originally sung to the tune of Amazing Grace and later to the tune of Christ the Lord is Risen Today. George Whitefield, the Anglican preacher famous for his sermons during the first Great Awakening, wrote the familiar melody we sing today. The words of this great hymn may have grown too familiar to our ears to mean all they should. Charles Wesley was a powerful, trained, Spirit-led theologian. What did he want those he wrote these words for to understand about Christmas? Christ was and is adored by all in heaven, including God the Father. Jesus was, is and always will be Lord. Jesus was born of a virgin, human yet divine. Jesus was God-incarnate. When people saw Jesus, they were seeing God, in flesh. Jesus was pleased to give up the glory of heaven, and take on flesh. Jesus is God -- with us. Charles Wesley and George Whitefield were men who had enormous faith, strong intellects and devout commitments to teaching others about Christ. They devoted their lives to their calling, humbling themselves in service to God and others. The church in America owes a great deal to these two Spirit-led men. The church in America needs that same kind of leadership today. The homes in America need to celebrate and worship Jesus this Christmas. Jesus, the incarnate Deity, veiled in flesh -- was pleased to leave heaven, be born in humility, live in humility and die in humility. What will you give up for his sake this Christmas? What will your children do without, so that others can be blessed? What will Gods Spirit lead you and your family to do for the sake of the gospel? Jesus our Emmanuel is God with us. You, filled with the Holy Spirit, can bring Gods presence into every room you enter today. Will you humble yourself so that others can see Jesus in you? Guided Prayer: 1. Meditate on the sacrifice of Jesus to come in humility, live in humility and die in humility. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Philippians 2:5-8 2. What will you give up for his sake this Christmas? What will your children do without, so that others can be blessed? What will Gods Spirit lead you and your family to do for the sake of the gospel? 3. Take time to humble yourself before your Savior and receive a fresh filling of the Holy Spirit. Ask the Lord to reveal how he wants to use you today to see salvation and relationship come to others. Commit to following the leadership of the Spirit today as you live in humble adoration towards your heavenly Father. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. Matthew 23:12 And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit. Ephesians 5:18 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body--Jews or Greeks, slaves or free--and all were made to drink of one Spirit. 1 Corinthians 12:13 Extended Reading: Philippians 2
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