Held gently in Simeon’s arms, Jesus was already marked as a sign—one that would be resisted, rejected, and yet save the world.
Held gently in Simeon’s arms, Jesus was already marked as a sign—one that would be resisted, rejected, and yet save the world.
Before Jesus ever healed a wound or carried a cross, He accepted pain to fulfill God’s promise—marking Himself forever as one of us.
God has made a way back—through this tiny baby.
“We are His—and He is ours.”
There was no room in that comfortable place—for a woman in labor, a newborn baby, or God Himself.
What seemed small was part of God’s rescue plan for the entire world.
God sees the problems we’re afraid to confess—and meets us there.
How only does God ask us to humble ourselves before Him, but the Christmas message teaches us that He humbled Himself!
Dios no solo nos pide que nos humillemos ante Él, sino que el mensaje de la Navidad nos enseña que Él mismo se humilló.
Becoming like little children at Christmas? Nestle in God’s arm of protection? Unwrap the gifts He places under His tree of love? Why not?