God said a Child will be born and He will be My gift to you. And then He added, I’m committed to make this happen and nothing will thwart my plans; and nothing did!
From the issuing of a decree to take a census, to Joseph and Mary travelling to Bethlehem, the angelic message to the shepherds and a bright start in the sky; at just the right time, God’s love found a way to break into human history to bring light and life and hope and joy. The passionate commitment of the Lord Almighty guaranteed it would happen; and it did!
Frederick Beuchner has written: Those who believe in God can never in a way be sure of Him again. Once they have seen him in a stable, they can never be sure when He will appear or to what lengths he will go or to what ludicrous depth of self-humiliation he will descend to in His wild pursuit of humankind.
The wonder, the beauty, the joy we find in the Christmas story comes from the realization that God’s love found a way; not only to break into human history, but to break into your heart and mine!
Lucado concludes the only thing more absurd than the gift is our stubborn unwillingness to receive it.
That God would send His Son to be our Saviour is the wonder of Christmas!