At our carol service on Sunday, the children performed songs from the musical nativity ‘A Miracle In Town’ by Niki Davies, and we considered why Christmas is such a miracle and why we celebrate the birth of Jesus, a baby born in Bethlehem so many years ago. The chasm between mankind and God caused by sin means that we needed God to intervene if our relationship with Him is to be restored. At Christmas, we see God stepping into our world in human form, and because of this, we can be saved.
Isaiah calls this a light shining in the darkness (Is 9:2) and David reminds us that ‘You, O Lord, keep my lamp burning; You turn my darkness into light.’ (Ps 18:28) At Christmas, we rejoirce that God – in whom there is no darkness at all – has stepped into our world and shines brightly, the darkness being unable to overcome it. (John 1:5, 1 John 1:5) Our hearts are able to rejoice because unto us, a Saviour has been given!
