Simplicity Of Christmas

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. 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. 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 understand that without the birth of Jesus we will not have the promise of salvation. Christmas is a season of simplicity, but it is one of the most important days for all of us. Christmas is the time when God gave His only son to come to earth, and to die on the cross of Calvary, for our sins, to give us His gift of salvation. Robert W. Brock My Daily Devotional Volume Six December 22