Almost every day there are precious little babies born to families all over the world, but one day, there was one special baby that was born FOR the world…His name was Jesus.
This Baby came with a purpose! And that purpose was “to die” for me and you. This is the ultimate gifts of gifts we have ever, or will ever, receive in our lives.
Think about His birth for a moment and the three gifts that were brought to Him. One of those gifts was “myrrh.” Have you ever studied about these gifts? Well, check this out!
Myrrh was a gum-like substance that was sometimes used to embalm the dead. (You are now saying, “WHAT????” Yes, this is one of the gifts brought from the wise men to the little Baby Jesus. They recognized that He was the little one that was “born to die” for us all. Not sure if they truly knew the significance behind the gifts they were bringing; but oh, how fitting that they would bring this one gift that was a representation about why He came!!! Listen to the beautiful words of this song and let it open your heart to the understanding of why God gave us this precious little baby!
This night of nights has come, and brought the world the long-awaited King.
The earth is filled with gladness, and yet the heavens weep.
For heaven’s eyes can see He was born to die for me.
Jesus, Baby Jesus, is that a tear in Your eye?
Jesus, sweet Baby Jesus, You must know that You were born to die.
It must have broken God’s heart, for the future He could see.
Yet He formed the hands and feet knowing one day, they’d be nailed to a tree.
So all the world could know Him—a gift came from above
For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son.
Jesus, Baby Jesus, with a tear of love in Your eye.
Jesus, sweet Baby Jesus, You knew You were born to die.
So, Jesus, thank You, Jesus, for Your gift of eternal life.
My Jesus, Jesus, ‘cause for me You were born to die.
From the day of His birth the reason was known!
Bethlehem happened so Calvary could happen!
