rebelling against low expectations
Wondrous. What better word to describe Jesus Christ and what God has done for us through Him? What a wondrous thought that Christ would come down to live in the flesh! What a wondrous truth that the God who created the universe would take the form of a man! What a wondrous consideration that He would live the life that we live. How wondrous is it that He would want to know the pain and suffering...
During the lifetime of Martin Luther (1483-1546) there was a saying: “In the midst of life we die.” Many people did not live long in those days — life expectancy was around the mid-thirties. Many children died in infancy or at birth. Life was bleak. From a spiritual perspective, it didn’t look much better. The corrupt Roman Catholic church was in charge. The Bible was not taught in the local...
rebelling against low expectations
