I have heard the song "Little Drummer Boy" for a long time...But honestly I have never truly listened to it. All I have ever known was the "Pa Rum Pum Pum Pum" part!! However, this past week I have begun actually listening to it and the Gospel message it shares. Here's the lyrics:
Come they told me - Pa rum pum pum pum
A new born King to see -Pa rum pum pum pum
Our finest gifts we bring - Pa rum pum pum pum
To lay before the king - Pa rum pum pum pum,rum pum pum pum,rum pum pum pum
So to honor Him - Pa rum pum pum pum
When we come
Little baby - Pa rum pum pum pum
I am a poor boy too - Pa rum pum pum pum
I have no gift to bring - Pa rum pum pum pum
That's fit to give our King - Pa rum pum pum pum,rum pum pum pum,rum pum pum pum
Shall I play for you - Pa rum pum pum pum
On my drum
Mary nodded - Pa rum pum pum pum
The ox and lamb kept time - Pa rum pum pum pum
I played my drum for Him - Pa rum pum pum pum
I played my best for Him - Pa rum pum pum pum,rum pum pum pum,rum pum pum pum
Then He smiled at me - Pa rum pum pum pum Me and my drum
So many of the great things we celebrate about Christmas are found right here in this simple song!!
"Little baby I am a poor boy too..." - The fact that God put flesh on and came to Earth is astounding. I mean, had He come riding a bolt of lightning leaving a trail of diamonds or in a chariot of fire pulled by majestic pegasus...pegasuses...pegasi...Unicorns it would have still been amazing that even chose to come AT ALL!! Yet, He comes as a baby in a cave surrounded by animals born to a working class family with no fanfare to be seen!! Amazing!! That's our Savior!! (Luke 2:1-7)
"I have no gift to bring that's fit to give our King..." - Ever thought about what you and I actually bring to the table of God?? Sure some will say they gave their lives over to Jesus and others will say that they have dedicated years of service to God...But does not our lives, our years, our stuff, our everything already belong to the God of the universe through whom and for whom all things were created?? We bring nothing. Zero. Zip. Nada. Nothing to His table because we don't have anything fit for our King who already owns everything!! Let's celebrate that we didn't DO anything to entice Jesus to come for us so we cannot do anything to make Him leave us!! (John 1:3)
"I played my drum for Him. I played my best for Him..." - The little drummer boy was a drummer. That's all. He was apparently created to drum, so what he did was all he could do...And that was drum on his drum!! Here's a point worth celebrating - You have been created by our holy and perfect God to be YOU!! He loves YOU!! Heck...He even likes YOU!! Be YOU!! (1 Corinthians 10:31)
"Then He smiled at me..." - This has to be the single BEST part of the song!! Picture little baby Jesus smiling!! Now...I know you've probably seen some cute babies. If you're a parent, then you might have seen the cutest baby in your life. But I have to believe Jesus was the cutest baby of all time!! Can you imagine Him smiling up at you from that little cradle in the manger?? Silly little toothless baby grinning at you for just being yourself and loving Him!! (John 3:16)
Now imagine Jesus - Fully grown in Heaven smiling at you. I know...It's harder to imagine. Not sure why, but it is...Yet no matter how hard it is to imagine, it's entirely 100% true!! Jesus IS smiling at you as a believer!! Let's celebrate the joy of Jesus and how He was completely happy to leave Heaven and come to Earth in crazy circumstances...Live the perfect life...Die the perfect death defeating sin for us!! It was his pleasure to do ALL of it!! Let's celebrate the joy of Jesus!! (Philippians 2:5-11)
Now...This is just a song. It's not historical. It's barely even plausible...Yet so much great Gospel truths reside in it. But do not take my word for it (never take a speaker or writers word for anything...We all have an agenda)...Read for yourself!! (Matthew 4:4)
"Love one another." -Jesus
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