Friday, December 22, 2006

The Meaning of Christmas

Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord (Luke 2:10-11).

A wise pastor once said that our real question is not "Does God exist?" Deep down we all know the answer to this. The real questions are "Is he good?" and "Will he love me?" I might add we also need to know "Will he forgive me?" These are the deep heart questions of a fallen humanity. We long to know God, but our doubts and fears keep us from him.
The coming of Christ answers these questions. He came to us as a little child who would willingly become the Lamb of God for us. In Christ and in his cross, the three questions are answered with a resounding Yes!