DAY 4: HE IS BORN!
While this is not a title or name give to Jesus, with today being Christmas day, it seems appropriate for the occasion. It is the day God stepped into human history to walk among us, to take on humanity’s plight, and to feel firsthand what it is like to live in our shoes (albeit not for His sake, but for ours). He is born.
We should not confuse the birth of Jesus with His eternality, however. While Jesus was born into this world as man, He Himself was not created. He existed before the foundation of the world. All things were created through Him (Col. 1:16-17). He is eternity in the flesh. He is both the Son of God and the Son of Man. Consequently, He is uniquely qualified to represent man’s sin and God’s purity; man’s guilt and God’s justice. Dwell on that for a minute. It would not be enough for Jesus to be merely a man. It would not be enough for Jesus to remain merely God. Both were essential for connecting a holy and eternal God with a fallen and mortal humanity.
The birth of Jesus was a miracle. That miracle continues on in the world today. You are a miracle. The birth of Jesus brought the miracle of eternal life to you. Take time today to celebrate that miracle. It has been said “He is the reason for the season” but equally true is the fact that we are the reason He came into this world.
