Children sometimes blend fiction with fact as they retell the story of Christ’s birth. One youngster confidently told his Sunday school teacher, "Mary and Joseph had to stay in a cheap motel at Bethlehem because a party was going on in the Holiday Inn, and there was no room for them in the Inn."
If fellow travelers that night were singing, laughing, and having a party in the Bethlehem inn, they certainly weren’t celebrating Jesus' birth. The event of the ages"the coming of the Son of God in the flesh" at the time made about as much of an impact on the world as a snowflake falling softly on the roof.
But how different it was in the humble Bethlehem stable where shepherds were on their knees! They heard and believed the angel’s message that Christ, their Savior and Lord, was born. And they adored Him. Later, the Wise Men also "bowed down and worshiped Him" (Matt. 2:11).
Charles Lamb, of English essay fame, wrote, "If Shakespeare would come into this room, we would all arise. If Christ came in, we would fall down at His feet." Christ has come into our presence; let us fall down in faith toward Him as our Savior and adore Him. He is the one Who died for our sins on the cross and rose again three days later for our salvation.
In the mystery of the Word made flesh, God has given us a new revelation of His glory. Above all, He has revealed His grace in the person and work of His Son, our Redeemer from sin. Therefore, with angels and archangels and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify His glorious name. We invite one another, "Oh, come, let us adore Him!"
All thanks and praise to You Lord Jesus for coming to die for our sins and rise again that we might have life everlasting in heaven. Amen
