My pastor Dr. Graham shared this story at the service today.
I thought I might as well share it with you guys as it is a great Christmas illustration.
I thought I might as well share it with you guys as it is a great Christmas illustration.
Christmas Illustration #1: Red Bird
It was a cold December in Dallas last year. Supposedly by this time of the year, majority of birds should had moved to the southern part of the world where it's warmer. But there's this one little red bird flying around Dr. Graham's backyard. The bird didn't just fly around the trees or anything like that. The bird flew into the windows.
As the bird kept bumping into the windows wishing that she could get into the house, Dr. Graham realized that he had to do something about it. So he went outside to his backyard and started to wave at the bird signalling her to stop flying to the windows. Five minutes after Dr. Graham went inside the house, the bird started to do the same thing again.
Dr. Graham and wife stepped out of the house for awhile. When he came back, he found the bird flew to her death. It made Dr. Graham so sad. He was down on his knees and started to ponder. He realized that the only way that he could have done to save the bird was to become one. To say the least, by becoming a bird, he could do a "bird talk" (if that exists) and warn the little red bird about the impending danger. The way that he thought he could do to save her (waving at the bird) wasn't understood by the bird.
So what does this story mean to us?
When God created us, He knew exactly what kind of world we are living in. There's a constant danger ahead of us. Evils will never stop to destroy, harm, let us down, and finally steal us from God. "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I [Jesus] have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." -- John 10:10.
For this reason, God came in a human representation as a baby Jesus. He grew as a teenage boy and an adult just like human beings. He got tempted by the satan. He experienced pains. He cried. He questioned God why things happened. He wanted to give up. He suffered. But yet, He still lived the Holy life to teach and show us the life that He wants us to live in. He did the "human talk" (if we want to call it) in a complete story of His life.
May this be a blessing!
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