We see the facts surrounding Jesus' birth in Matthew
1:22-25. All this took place to fulfill what the Lord
had said through the prophet: “The virgin will conceive and give birth
to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with
us”). When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the
Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. But he did
not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him
the name Jesus.
This passage is a very moving revelation of important
truths of God’s plan for the world. Even though He is King of Kings, and
all will bow in His honor, he was born in a borrowed room not a
palace. Jesus came to show God’s love for people who feel they have
nothing. God has known the same sadness.
Jesus alone brings hope and light in to a dark world. Once
each year, Christmas comes along to renew our hope and to remind us that the
darkness of this world cannot overcome the light of the world.
Allow Him to light up the
dark areas of your life this year. With light comes clarity and direction. Amen?