• "The Manger and the Cross" by Roger Overton
  • Christmas means lights both colorful and bright
  • It means cheerful giving, though budgets are tight
  • For many it means family from both near and far
  • And many a great big tree they’ve topped with a star
  • For some it means a church service followed by presents
  • A time to pause and reflect on Christ’s earthly presence
  • From the time of the curse we knew He’d appear
  • He would fulfill all of Scripture & make the truth clear
  • But sometimes we forget the full purpose and scope
  • We forget the true reason we have so much joy and hope
  • If “now in flesh appearing” means He only came
  • Then our position before God would be all the same
  • Mere holy incarnation would do nothing to pay
  • For all of our sins or keep God’s wrath at bay
  • For if that lowly manger didn’t lead to a high cross
  • Then we’d be a cursed race, doomed for eternal loss
  • But not only has Christ come, He also lived and died
  • So that all who follow Him may with God forever abide
  • Christmas led to Easter thus giving a reason
  • For joy, hope and peace beyond just this season!
  • Stained Glass Window: The Nativity Scene
  • Driftwood Manger Scene
  • Church Paper Mosaic Manger Scene
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