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So, while Earth may be a tiny little planet in a vast cosmos, it is here that God created a biosphere of life with humanity made in His image. That the Lord of the cosmos would leave glory and take on our flesh and blood and become human is a miracle of amazing significance. Furthermore, Jesus came to give His life as a sacrifice of love to win back a humanity that had rejected and rebelled against Him. It was love that created the cosmos in all its overwhelming splendor, and love that caused the Lord Jesus to be incarnate among us and to be born that Christmas day. Of this overwhelming and wondrous love, the apostle Paul prayed, “And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God” (Ephesians 3:18-19). This is my prayer for you personally this Christmas season that you commit yourself entirely and embrace Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior. And that any members of your family or friends would do so as well. After all, no love in this world can compare with Jesus’ love. And that’s what Christmas is really all about.
Wonder Worth Pausing For
Sometimes faith doesn’t grow louder. It grows deeper. It begins in quiet moments. In a still room. Beneath a dark sky scattered with light. In the kind of silence where wonder has room to breathe. Christmas invites us into that kind of stillness. It asks us to slow down long enough to notice more than the noise of the season. To look again with childlike awe. To remember that hope did not arrive with trumpets and parades, but softly through a humble birth that changed everything. This season, allow yourself space to wonder. Wonder at goodness. Wonder at mercy. Wonder at grace that meets us where we are. Let this be more than a season of activity. Let it be a season of renewal, where hearts are softened, gratitude is stirred, and faith is quietly strengthened in ways that last far beyond December. And in the middle of the celebrations, the shopping, the schedules, and the stress, make room for holy quiet. Because sometimes the most powerful truths are not shouted from the rooftops. They are whispered to the listening heart.
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