Advent Devotional, December 12

She didn’t know CPR or first aid. In fact, she didn’t know about the existence of germs or viruses or the principles of infection. She didn’t have running water at home. She seldom bathed. Certainly she meant well and had good impulses, but I wouldn’t have hired her to care for my baby in my own home, much less hers. 
And that Mary is the one to whom God entrusted the care of his one and only Son. If she took folic acid and listened to Baby Mozart during her pregnancy, Luke fails to mention it. 
And, from our perspective, Mary looks very primitive. We imagine that we would have been superior surrogate parents for the Christ child in every way. We would have been able to give him better medical care, immunizations, disposable diapers, and a proper diet. Infant mortality, it is true, has never been lower than it is now. 
But Jesus would have been no safer with us than he was with Mary, and no more at risk for harm. He was always going to die, but he was never going to die as a baby. 
The truth is that Jesus would never be safe with any of us, and that he did not come to be safe but to be a Savior. 

Matthew 4:5-7

Prayer: Jesus, forgive me for ever thinking that you were safe with me, or, worse, if I ever thought that I might be safe without you. And help me to think confidently about the rough people and rough situations that I might introduce you to, as I do not have a fragile Savior.

Song: “Light of the World” by We The Kingdom, is another new song but I can’t help wanting to share it with you. We’ll keep writing and singing new songs about the first Advent until the wonderful day of the second Advent.

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