“All this took place to fulfill what the LORD had said through the prophet: ‘The virgin will be with child and will 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.” (Matthew 1:22-24)
His Birth in History: ‘…that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God’ (Luke 1:35). “Jesus Christ was born into this world, not from it. He did not emerge out of history; He came into history from the outside. Jesus Christ is not the best human being the human race can boast of—He is a Being for whom the human race can take no credit at all. He is not man becoming God, but God Incarnate—God coming into human flesh from outside it. His life is the highest and the holiest entering through the most humble of doors. Our Lord’s birth was an advent: the appearance of God in human form.” (Oswald Chambers)
Glorious and gracious God, words could never express the magnitude of your humble arrival. You who so miraculously entered history, taking on human frailty to rescue humankind from hopelessness, may you receive the full measure of honor and praise and thanks that is due your Holy name this blessed Christmastime. Amen.
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