Start at the Manger

I'm so excited now that Christmastime is here. I can't believe how quickly it has come! The whole month of December has always been my most favorite time of year! I just love the feeling it brings! But the greatest significance is definitely the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. I am so thankful that God saw fit to send His son to the earth to save mankind from sin. We have great reason to celebrate all month (and year!) long. I thought I would share a song that came to mind. We sing it at church, but when I searched for it online I couldn't find anything about it at all. Hmmm.... therefore, I have no idea who wrote this song! Oh, well. I'll have to type the words from memory! :)

Start at the Manger

Start at the manger on a cold winter night

Look for the star in the sky and follow its light

It leads to a Savior for a world that is lost

Start at the manger, then go to the cross

Start at the manger at the child in the hay

The gift from our Father in heaven, the price he would pay

To save all his children no matter the cost

Start at the manger, then go to the cross

Imagine that you owned the wealth of the world

All of its silver and gold

But what will you do if tomorrow arrives

And your heart is empty and cold?

Start at the manger where redemption began

When Jesus stepped down from his throne to die as a lamb

All of our riches, we will count them as lost

If we start at the manger, then go to the cross

I hope you all enjoy the month ahead, as you celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ! Praise the Lord all the earth! :)

"This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins." 1 John 4:9-10