It is so incredible that the God Almighty, the Lord of Creation, would come to this Earth to live among us as a Man! To enter our realm as a tiny, helpless baby, and grow up as every one of us does. To not come to a household of means, or prestige, but to a poor, working family. For the Creator of the Universe to learn the trade of a carpenter. All this amazes me.
Jesus experienced family life the same as every other human; with a mother who didn't always understand, a father who died before Jesus reached adulthood, brothers and sisters who probably got very exasperated with a big brother who never did anything wrong!
While He was dying, He didn't leave His mother in the care of any of His own brothers, He knew that John the Beloved would have the compassion and gentleness to give her appropriate care; and Mary moved into John's house the same day Jesus died (John 9:27). This John, who with his brother James, had been known as the "Sons of Thunder" (Mark 3:17). Astounding are the changes the Lord makes in lives when people just believe and trust in Him to be and do exactly what He says and claims.
This Christmas, let us kneel before the Manger and worship this Child who is the Lord and our King and God's Sacrificial Lamb who purchased us all with His precious Blood. We are all born to live: He was born to die.
But He did not stay dead, He conquered that enemy, and will return soon to claim His kingdom.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
