My Daily Devotional

The Simplicity of Christmas

“This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”
Luke 2:12

This Christmas like most others almost all of us will dress up, wrap our presents and prepare our best meal of the year to celebrate the greatest of all seasons. But what we miss so often in the elaborate and glamorous celebration we are accustomed to, is the simplicity of Christmas. Just think of God becoming flesh and coming to earth, and living among mankind. When God got ready for Christmas, He undressed, stripped off His finery and apparel, and left His place in eternity, and laid down as a baby in a manager on Christmas. Can you imagine just coming from Heaven to a manger in a stable? This is the simplicity of Christmas that I want to make you aware of. But if Jesus had not come to earth in this way, and become flesh with us, we would not be able to understand just how much of a sacrifice He was making on our behalf. There are so many people who don't understand the significance of what God did for us during Christmas. There are not many that will celebrate Christmas as it should be celebrated. Not everyone will understand its eternal significance in our lives. The commercialization, the presents, the food are just a few of the things that have gotten us away from the real understanding of what God did during this precious time. We think of it as just another festive time when we get time off from work and give and get presents. I would encourage each of you this Christmas to read the story of the birth of Christ, and to think about the significance it has for us. We need to focus on the first six letters of Christmas, and understand that without the birth of Jesus we will not have the promise of salvation. Yes, Christmas is a season of simplicity, but it is one of the most important days for all of us.

(Many of my readers have asked if my Daily Devotionals have been published and if they could purchase them. The Devotionals I am posting are from My Daily Devotional Volume III which was published in 2009 and can be purchased at amazon.com or from me at robbrock@comcast.net)