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uring the Christmas Season of 1879, an Moody, "so an unsaved person can't see Christ in all
agnostic reporter in Boston saw three little His glory." This impacted the reporter deeply.
Dgirls standing in front of a store window full
of toys. One of them was blind. He heard the other On that first Christmas, only a few people under-
two describing the toys to their friend. He had never stood Who Jesus really was. Many heard the report
considered how difficult it was to explain to of the shepherds and were amazed, but they didn't
someone without sight what something looks like. view the Baby in the manger as the Son of God.
That incident became the basis for a newspaper
story. Today, multitudes are unaware of the true identity of
Jesus, because they are spiritually blind. If this
Two weeks later, the reporter attended a meeting describes you, ask God to open your eyes. Believe
held by Dwight L Moody. His purpose was to catch that the Lord of glory died for your sins. Then trust
the evangelist in an inconsistency. However, he was Him. Your eyes will be opened, and you will
very surprised when Moody used his newspaper recognize Who He really is!
article on the children to illustrate a truth. "Just as
the blind girl couldn’t visualize the toys," said - Our Daily Bread, 2007.
y is die Lig van die gehad nie, maar Hy is sonde gemaak ter wille
wêreld, maar Hy moes van ons.
Hin die donker aan die
kruis hang. Hy kon sê dat almal wat moeg is na Hom toe
moet kom om rus te vind. Maar vir Hom was daar
Hy is die Lewe, maar Hy moes geen rus nie totdat Hy gesê het: "Dit is
Homself aan die dood oorgee. volbring!"
Hy is die Seun van God, maar Hy is die Beeld van die onsienlike God, maar
Hy moes soos ’n misdadiger mense het Hom beledig en op Hom gespoeg.
sterf.
Al die volheid van God woon in Hom, maar Hy
Hyself het geen enkele sonde het die gestalte van ’n dienskneg aangeneem.
Hy het gesê dat enig-
een wat dors het na
Hom toe kan kom en
drink, maar aan die
kruis moes Hy Self
uitroep: "Ek het dors!"
Vir ons lyk hierdie
dinge onbegryplik,
maar tog is Hy vir ons
die "Wysheid van
God".
God se uiterste wys-
heid is uitgedruk in
Jesus Christus wat
ons Verlosser geword
het! Is Hy ook jou
Verlosser?
- Oorgeneem
