Just 3 weeks
prior to my wedding day, the spindly legs of Apollo 11 set down on the moon,
and the feet of Astronaut, Neil Armstrong, dropped down upon the lunar surface.
I was
watching the live black & white video feed when it occurred, and along with
millions of my fellow earthlings heard the spacecraft commander’s voice, as he
uttered the first words ever spoken by one of God’s created beings on an alien
world.
“That’s one
small step for man. One giant leap for mankind.”
It has been
said that never in the annals of modern (or ancient) history has a more notable
achievement been accomplished.
However…
(Have you
ever considered the import of the foregoing word? For when that word crops up
in an article or story the implication is that the entire dynamic is about to
change).
However,
while man’s landing on the moon was one of the most amazing achievements in
history, it can be properly said that, at best, Neil Armstrong’s amazing
experience ranks second in significance to another.
For you see,
(And He did).
The Old Testament prophet Isaiah uttered
the words several millenia before they came to pass.
“Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a
son and shall call His name, ‘Emmanuel.’” (Isaiah
7:14)
Pt. 2
And not in the prophet’s lifetime, but
millenia before the lifetimes of those of us who currently dwell on the earth,
…He came.
But unlike the accomplishment of our brave
astronauts, He who came came without the benefit of some artificial means of
transportation. But rather, He took on flesh and dwelt among us, and He
continues to inhabit the same body which His disciples knew and recognized so
long ago.
We return to our earlier premise.
THE GREATEST MOMENT IN HISTORY WAS NOT WHEN
A MAN WALKED ON THE MOON, BUT RATHER, …WHEN GOD (THE CREATOR OF THE HEAVENS AND
ALL THAT EXISTS) WALKED ON THE EARTH.
But about His Son, Jesus He says,
“Your throne, O God, will last for
ever and ever;
a scepter of justice will be the scepter of Your kingdom.
9 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
therefore God, your God, has set You above your companions
by anointing You with the oil of joy.”
a scepter of justice will be the scepter of Your kingdom.
9 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
therefore God, your God, has set You above your companions
by anointing You with the oil of joy.”
10 He also says, (about the God-man)
“In the
beginning, Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth,
and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
11 They will perish, but You remain;
they will all wear out like a garment.
12 You will roll them up like a robe;
like a garment they will be changed.
But You remain the same,
and Your years will never end.” (Hebrews 1:8-12)
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and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
11 They will perish, but You remain;
they will all wear out like a garment.
12 You will roll them up like a robe;
like a garment they will be changed.
But You remain the same,
and Your years will never end.” (Hebrews 1:8-12)
by William McDonald, PhD. Excerpt from (Mc)Donald's Daily Diary. Pt. 34. Copyright Pending.
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