"And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled 'till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store? What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more?" Dr. Seuss
There’s some truth in this section from How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
There really is more to Christmas than stores, shopping, and gifts. The most important part of Christmas is the birth of Jesus.
The historic record of the birth of Christ can be found in Matthew 1:18-25 or Luke 2:1-20.
Jesus was unlike any other baby ever born. He was not created by a human father or mother. He had a heavenly pre-existence. (John 1:1-3) He is God, the Son. He is the creator of the universe (Philippians 2:5-11). Christmas is called the incarnation. That means “in the flesh”. Jesus became flesh and dwelt among us.
Why did God do this. Why did he send his son Jesus to the world as a baby. Why did he become a man? He knew He would be rejected and killed and yet, he did it anyway.
Why – because he loves us. (John 3:16)
There really is more to Christmas than we often stop to think about. It is the day the Savior was born. Celebrate and be thankful.
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