Alone, but Never Alone

This is as generic and simple as I could elaborate upon any of what God has taught me in the last 48 hours. Christmas eve represents the anniversary of the last night the world was without a savior. Can you imagine? All of the people who lived in the old testament had no Savior and they had not the Holy Spirit. For Gods timing is perfect and His son came and died at the perfect time. His birth was perfect, and had every intention of Gods fingerprints and His hand was over it. Yesterday was Christmas eve, and I read Isaiah, a prophecy of Christ made 700 years before Christ came. I couldn't help but focus on the way God made Himself known before His son had come into the world. My mind cannot fathom, yet there are people all over the world that are without the knowledge of Christ, and are without the Spirit. 

          "For every boot of the tramping warrior in battle tumult
           and every garment rolled in blood
          will be burned as fuel for the fire.

For to us a child is born,
    to us a son is given;
and the government shall be upon his shoulder,
    and his name shall be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
    Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace"}

         And then sitting in awe of God and wonder of how His timing is beautiful and perfect, always. Correlating that with the birth of His Son as the clock was suddenly telling me it was 12:00 am and it was Christmas morning. The fact that I was dancing through my kitchen singing along to worship music practically shouting the Gospel at the top of my lungs because I am free to worship God, when I realized I was physically alone in my kitchen. Sweet melodies embodied the spirit of Christmas but I was alone. At first, I was afraid of this and then I got it!! It has never been a more clear outline of my life, in direct correspondence to the Gospel and to what God has clearly called me into. So let us back up about 2,000 years to the birth of Jesus.{Mathew 1-2} The night Jesus was born in Bethlehem was a miraculous night. Within the History of the story Herod  was an Arab who was practicing Jewish Culture and He was reigning as King in Judea in the years of the birth of Jesus. Magi who originated in areas of Egypt traveled to Jerusalem and sought answers from King Herod as to where the king of the Jews was to be born. They saw His star in the sky and had followed it. However, Herod had no answers and in fact had to seek them from scribes and priests who knew it was in Bethlehem that Jesus was to be born. Herod directed the magi to go diligently search for the child and to inform him of where He could be found so that he to could worship this child. Leaving Jerusalem and following the star until it fell rest upon the house the child was in (at this point Jesus was now a toddler) and the magi brought gifts, including Myrrh (used for embalming dead bodies). That night an angel appeared to Joseph telling him to flee to Egypt in fear of Herod. Selling the magi's gifts for money he was able to flee to Egypt until the death of Herod. In the midst of all of this Herod had commanded a slaughter of all male boys of 2 years old or younger. A lot was being risked to keep the Son of God alive. Jesus Christ was never alone but while He was in the world, he knew the world was not his home. He was away from His Father and He became man. He was alone, but never alone.
I sat in my kitchen and I began to pray and analyze the Holy Spirit in the circumstance, that my family had left me, and I was alone on Christmas Eve, by my choice I was alone in my Kitchen baking. This is what then became clear to me: Christ came to the earth as man leaving His Father as a choice to die on the cross for my sins, my imperfection, and the depravity of God in the world. I couldn't imagine a life before Christ as Savior, Mighty Counselor, Everlasting God. I don't have to but even 2,000 years after the birth, death and resurrection of Christ people are still living in darkness without ever hearing at all of the savior, or even their creator!
I realized how much I truly have to risk to gain such a life to glorify Christ. Revival is happening. Spreading the Gospel is happening! We as Christians are all called to this no matter where we are at. But how would you react to doing it alone? Good thing we don't have to be spiritually alone in anything anymore, physically alone is another contemplation, but I realized that I was fine being alone. I enjoyed going to Christmas Eve service and sitting by myself, and I enjoyed celebrating the birth of my savior alone baking cookies, reading my Bible and blasting worship music. I am not living to satisfy my desires, but I am living to promote the Gospel in attempt to allow the Holy Spirit to use me. This is the purpose of all life; glorifying God. His perfect timing is all around us, and I found that more than a lofty blessing to boast about. Jesus Christ was born at the perfect moment! What does that even mean!? God is perfect, and his will is perfect.
Isaiah 55:8-9

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!! Christmas never gets old.