Christmas Devotion

“It’s Christmas! It’s Christmas! Mom, Dad Wake Up! Look at those presents!” If you’ve ever seen an America Christmas movie. You’ve probably watched scene something like this.

Christmas is a celebration of the greatest gift ever given: God’s love made manifest in the birth of Jesus Christ. John 3:16 reveals the heart of the gospel—God’s unwavering love for humanity.

How amazing it is to know that the highest God has made himself a human to come to this earth, to be born from a young woman.

When the world seem so dark, what is our hope for things to change? How can a cute little baby born in Bethlehem change any of that?

God supernaturally guided the seekers till they found the Messiah. When they found Jesus, they worshipped and presented their gifts to Him.

In the Old Testament book of Isaiah, Jesus had been prophesied that “He would be a light to the Gentiles.”
During the time Herod was king, a bright star appeared in the sky. Now there… 

“Glory to God in the highest.” These words were sung by angels on the night of Jesus’ birth—a moment so profound that heaven itself couldn’t stay silent.

The angel Gabriel appears to Mary and announces she will conceive a
baby by the Holy Spirit and she will name him Jesus – Luke 1:26-56

(Imagine a clock ticking) Tik, tik, tik,, being in any government waiting line is so frustrating, especially when there’s one of those loud clocks you can hear running.

Bethlehem. Interestingly, I live in Bethlehem…Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in the USA. The Moravians who settled this town, named it Bethlehem on Christmas Eve.