Sometimes a subject is so grand, so glorious, so monumental that words alone don’t seem adequate to describe how we feel. Capturing even a glimpse requires more. ‘Joy to the world, the Lord is come.’ ‘He lays His glory by’ and comes to us a babe. Trading dominion and majesty and divinity for utter dependence …
‘Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it unto me according to thy word’ (Luke 1:38). What was it that allowed Mary to respond in such a way to such an incredible, incomprehensible calling from the Lord? We know little about the facts of Mary’s life. We assume she was a young woman, a teenager, …
“And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.” (Luke 2:13-14) That heavenly host may simply have been expressing their hopes for the world that beautiful night when Christ was born. Because neither …
“And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.” (Luke 2:7) The scene is filled with awe-God of worlds without number, Creator and Savior, come to earth as a helpless babe, born in a stable …
What a beautiful impression that phrase evokes! There is much in the world to weary us. Sin and failure are our daily companions. Our souls mourn at the war and contention, injustice and suffering, sorrow, confusion, deceit, and hate that seem so prevalent. And as we have experienced this year, forces beyond our control rage …
