“The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son,
and they will call him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).
Matthew 1:23
He came.
Christmas – more than anything else – is a time to joyfully celebrate the familiar, but also astonishing, truth that Christ came.
God came to Earth. Immanuel means God with us.
Jesus, the holy perfect Son of God, took off His royal robe of glory and set it aside. He willingly put on a robe of human flesh. He was born a baby, lived a perfect, sinless life, and died a death He didn’t deserve for crimes He didn’t commit.
It is marvelous … but unimaginable.
Fantastic … but unfathomable.
Wondrous … incredible … life-changing.
Don’t let the familiarity of Jesus rob you of the wow and wonder of Jesus.
It’s Christmas morning. The gifts have been wrapped, the cookies are baked, the Christmas cards are sent. With the physical preparations complete, I encourage you to take some time this morning to prepare your heart to worship our Savior, Jesus Christ.
Be still. Thank Him for coming. Acknowledge His presence. Be filled with His grace. Abide in His peace. Lean into the wonder. He is the Prince of Peace. His presence is the best present of all.
Do you know Christ Jesus as your Savior? Do you bow to Him as your Lord? Is the babe in the manger also your resurrected Savior?
As we celebrate Christmas, do we also rejoice as we look ahead to Easter? Does your hope for eternity rest completely in a baby born over 2000 years ago in a stable?
Immanuel. He came. And He’s coming back.
Merry Christmas to your house from mine!
In this week’s devotional video, Laura shared a brief message to encourage each of us to make time to ponder the wonder of Christmas, and all it means for now and for all eternity!
As this year draws to a close, we are excited for the opportunities God will provide in 2023, for Laura to share the love of Christ by ministering to women and enouraging them to love God and love His Word.
Through this final week of 2022, we’re offering a FREE set of next year’s Write the WORD bookmarks, printed in full color and mailed to you, for readers who make a tax-deductible gift to support the ministry of Cross My Heart. (Given the cost to print and mail the bookmarks, we kindly request, but do not require, a gift of $20 or more to offset our expenses.)
Donations can be mailed to:
Cross My Heart Ministry, 1310 Scout Trail, Siloam Springs, AR 72761.
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