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ADVENT: December 15: The Reason Scripture: 1 John 3:8 The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil Reflection: You can only get the most out of Christmas by realizing the beauty of what God destroyed by showing up on earth. Every plan to come against the heart of the Father, every deciet and lie born in hell to come against His love and mercy and grace was destroyed by the birth of this one child. Psalm 2 tells us that although the nations and all it's leaders plot against the plans of the Lord he laughs at them and finds their attempts foolishness. Why? Because Gods long term plans can never be comprehended by the shortsightedness of man. Could you imagine satans joy the day Jesus was born into human form? He had been deceiving and manipulating man for centuries. He knew their wickedness, their frailty, their ability for selfishness, and their desire for comfort. Even satans attempt to tempt Jesus in the desert says he didn't understand what he was dealing with in the Son of God. Satan did what most of the world does, treat him like another man, a good man, but just another man. Little did satan realize that inside that body, behind those brown eyes and olive skin was the one who he had seen enthroned in heaven. That all the glory and majesty he had beyond the veil was not laid aside so that he could come, but remained inside so He could show generations of those that would call Him Lord what it looks like to live with heaven inside. Christmas is not just the celebration of the birth of Christ, it is also the celebration of the day that satans plans were destroyed forever. His plans to harm you, lie to you, manipulate you, frustrate you, cause you fear, and rob freedom were all laid to waste by the birth of this child. Let's laugh with our Father in heaven at satans feeble attempts to steal what God has already paid for. We are free and we cannot settle for anything less. Prayer: Thank you Jesus for the beauty of freedom that you paid for in your own body. Thank you for showing us how to live and love and walk out freedom in the flesh. Today show me where the lies of the enemy still distract me and set me free! by jakehmusic http://instagram.com/p/wovL0zrQjV/