The story of Christmas is about a betrothed virgin bearing a son by the Holy Spirit. It is about an engaged man stepping out in faith to trust the Lord with his fiance. It is about shepherds and innkeepers and a census. And it is about a baby boy being born in a stable and laid in a manger in the back-water bucolic village of Bethlehem. But in the end it is about the greatest act of humility in all creation as the Lord Almighty takes on the form of a servant so as to perform the greatest act of love in all creation at His death.
Christmas is about Christ; it is about Jesus. As we rip through the wrapping of gifts, as we clang the glasses of fellowship, and as we gather around the tables of finest fare, let us not lose sight of Christ. Let us never cut the story of Christ from Christmas, and thus amputate the story of grace and love that He brings to the world through faith.
It cannot be stressed enough for us to read the Scripture this year; to really engage with the Word of God this season. Let us commit this Christmas to Christ in every moment, every meal, every gift, and every interaction this year.
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