"For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord" (Luke 2:11 NKJV)The angels announced "good tidings of great joy" because the solution to humanity's greatest problem had arrived. True joy is different from happiness. Happiness depends on what happens - the happenstances of life. Happiness depends on circumstances, but joy depends on Jesus.Paul said "rejoice...

"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men!" (Luke 2:14 NKJV)The angels proclaimed peace on earth, but this world still knows war and conflict. The peace Jesus brought is not the absence of trouble, but the presence of God in the midst of trouble. It's peace with God that leads to peace in our hearts.Romans 5:1 says, "Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have pe...

"And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth" (John 1:14 NKJV)The greatest miracle of Christmas is not the birth of Jesus, but the incarnation itself - that God became man. Jesus is completely God and completely man. Though all illustrations break down at some point with reference to God, when I was...

"She will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins" (Matthew 1:21 NKJV)Even before Jesus was born, His mission was clear. The angel told Joseph what the Child's name would be and why: Jesus, because He would save His people from their sins. The name Jesus means "Jehovah saves" or "the Lord saves."We celebrate the Baby in the manger because w...

"And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn" (Luke 2:7 NKJV)The inn had no room for the Son of God. The Creator of the universe was born in a stable because the inn could not accommodate Him. But this wasn't an accident - it was part of God's plan to show that Jesus came for the humble and ou...