1. Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt
2. Hanging Gardens of Babylon
3. Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
4. Statue of Zeus at Olympia
5. Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
6. Colossus of Rhodes
7. Lighthouse of Alexandria
These were all amazing man-made structures, built in the years before Christ was born. Interestingly, the pyramid is the oldest and is the only “wonder” still surviving intact. The others were all destroyed by either earthquake, flood or fire. And, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon may have never even existed! There have been many updated entries to this list, as well as lists of things such as Natural Wonders, Underwater Wonders, Industrial Wonders, etc.
But we have an even more amazing Wonder, older than all of earth - our amazing God who existed before the world began, then came to earth as a babe and lived among us in order to pay the price for our sins and give us everlasting life.
"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9:6
Jesus is a "Great and Mighty Wonder" as one Christmas hymn says. He is greater than any other we could ever come up with in any list! He is worthy of all our admiration and praise and awe... a true Wonder above all others. And the most wonderful thing of all is that he is mighty enough to come down to our level, pick us up in his arms, and carry us home with him!
May the mighty God of all wonders bless and keep you in his arms.
Written by Jan
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