“… today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. “And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased.”
Mankind was lost – We had been given the requirements for righteousness and had failed miserably by rejecting God and rebelling against His law…We had no hope of redemption, and our eternal destiny was set.
Then out of nowhere - Christmas exploded into history.
Can you imagine the panic in the hallways of hell when this baby was born? Can you fathom the terror that surged through the enemy at this proclamation from a throng of powerful angels?
A heavenly host appeared and said: Today changes everything!
In that instant history pivoted and God proclaimed that His love would not allow us to get what we deserved…. Since we couldn’t save ourselves – He would save us…So on the first Christmas morning God launched the greatest rescue mission ever undertaken.
The Commander of the universe sent His Son as a child – to go behind enemy lines, live a life of perfection, die for our sin, and rise again to set us free.
This birth began the process of turning the jungle back into a garden. It signaled an end to my slavery to sin, restored the relationship I had forfeited with my creator, and canceled the debt I had accrued.
Don’t be confused by the commercial hysteria – The holiday we celebrate is an historical event that has nothing to do with Christmas trees and reindeer.
Christmas was a tactical invasion by The Lord of Host to rescue His children…It provided us a path back to Him. It restored peace with our maker, and brought hope to this broken world.
Don’t get so distracted by the hype that you miss the only Christmas gift that matters … “there has been born for YOU a Savior, who is Christ the Lord … Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased.”
“The Son of God became a man, to enable men to become sons of God.” - C.S. Lewis
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