Christ Child

"The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth." John 1:14

As we get closer to the day that we celebrate Christmas with family and friends, I wonder if we're reminded of the real reason for the season during the hustle and bustle of shopping, decorating, and scheduling. The Word became flesh! God knew that man had messed everything up and that in order to have a real relationship with man, He needed to "become flesh". That's what Christmas is about, God becoming flesh and living among us showing us the way!

When we think about the Christ Child we don't always acknowledge that the baby in the manger was "full of grace and truth". When we see a manger scene outside a church building or in a Christmas play, it seems like we only see a mother, father and baby because that's the mentality of our world today. But I'm convicted today to look at the manger scene the way that the wise men did. When they came to the manger the Bible says that they worshiped the Christ Child. They didn't worship the mother, Mary, or the father, Joseph, they brought gifts to the One that was "full of grace and truth", God in flesh, to take away the sins of the world!

Let's be reminded the true reason we celebrate Christmas! Jesus is the reason!