Devotion:
Read Luke 2:1-20.
Luke provides the most complete and best-known account of the birth of Christ. It is only in Luke’s account that we learn that Mary and Joseph were from Nazareth, why they traveled to Bethlehem, about no room in the inn, and about shepherds being the first people to receive the awesome news of the birth. Many of us have heard this story read to us before we could read, and we read it ourselves at some point during Advent and Christmas. We never tire of this beautiful story of God’s Son being born in the form of a baby, as one of us. It is a story that fills us with hope and reminds us of God’s love for all humanity.
God had reached out to humans immediately after creating us. God made covenants with us and gave us the law to help us know right from wrong. When we strayed from our relationship with God, God sent prophets to warn us, to call us back, and to promise to send a Messiah. God knew that someday He would send his Son into the world to save us. It was the ultimate “thing not done.” And when God did that thing, the rest is the most beautiful story of selfless love, peace on earth, and the gift of the hope of eternal life.
Personal Worship Option:
Rest today and celebrate Christmas! Give thanks to God for the gift of Jesus Christ, our Lord and our Savior.
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