The Manger

A Lamb Is Presented

A manger wasn’t a wicker basket.

It was actually a stone trough meant to protect whatever was in it.

What was its’ purpose?

Mangers were often utilized to protect a perfect newborn lamb (one marked for sacrifice of sin) from being attacked by wolves or other predators.

Do you see what I’m getting at?

From the very get go, Jesus was the lamb anointed for sacrifice.

FOR US.

He is the lamb that washed our sins away.

Do you know why the 3 Wisemen were so important?

Because back in those times, Wisemen had the authority to declare somebody a King.

Which they did.

All three of them unanimously decreed that Jesus was King.

So the King was placed in a lamb’s manger for the eventual sacrifice which would free us from sin.

The Manger and the Wisemen tell us EXACTLY who and what Jesus Christ was.

He is the King of Kings.

In His name goes all the glory. In His name goes my love and my life. My soul is His. My life is His. *I* am His.

Whatever path He requests of me I will walk.

Why?

Because He gave Himself for me. For you. For all of us.

He gave Himself so that sin no longer defines us.

He freed us from Satan’s grip.

And for that, I will never be able to show enough gratitude.

“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life.” - John 3:16