Pondering Heart . . . What He Gave Up For Me

Dear Holy Friends,     For some Christmas will be a wonderful time. For others not so much. For some their tree will be overflowing with gifts. For others not so much. For some this holiday is the magic time of year. For others not so much. Today my prayer is that we all find a moment to remember what Jesus gave up for us. I think in the remembering, we find our 'not so muches' aren't that much, after all.   In His Grip, Chandra   What He Gave Up For Me He traded a throne for a manger Angel songs for a donkey bay Royal position for poverty Glory for a bed of hay   Adoration for submission Worship for a carpenter's life Heaven for a fallen earth Peace for pain and strife.   That night in Bethlehem A hay filled manger bed Royalty became one of us Condemnation became salvation instead.   ~Chandra Lynn Smith~