Text: Luke 2:1-20, Psalm 46:4-11
Glory to God in the highest! “Come and see what the Lord has done…” (Psalm 46:8)
This. THIS is what we do today. We celebrate! We worship! We come together to see what the Lord has done… for all of us!
You see, all of history up until the birth of Christ was pointing to that manger. It was aching for that Baby in Bethlehem. And everything after finds its meaning in that moment. All of our hope begins here.
Friends, God is with us.
And—good news!—God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through Him. (John 3:17) He is the Prince of Peace.
Jesus came to make wars cease.
He came for peace on earth.
He came to be made low, and He came that God would be exalted.
He came to make a way for us to know Him, to help us see that we are fully known, and to redeem and reconcile us to the Father.
And after all this—after all that the Almighty God has lovingly and mercifully done for us—what does He ask us to do? He tells us to be still and know that He is God.
Today, we celebrate our Savior’s birth.
And like the Psalmist, we simply “Come and see what the Lord has done” for us.
Because, friends, “The Lord Almighty is with us!”
Glory to God in the highest. Peace on Earth; good will toward men.
For an added layer of worship during this sweet season of adoration and expectation, we’ve created a Spotify playlist for Advent 2014! You can find the complete SheReadsTruth | O Come Let Us Adore Him playlist at this link, or listen to today’s track on the player below. Enjoy!
Merry Christmas to you all!! What a wonderful advent it has been!!
I love, “But Mary was treasuring up all these things in her heart and meditating on them.” (Luke 2:19) She wasn’t going around bragging about her new baby or consumed with getting the perfect family pictures on her holiday cards to mail out to friends and family (haha)…she meditated on God’s blessings and faithfulness. I could sure take a note from her!
Me too, Abby! I completely loved that part. It especially stuck out to me while reading it tonight. Merry Christmas!
Yes! I love that scripture never gets old because God reveals different parts to us constantly. Merry Christmas and happy new year!
“All our hope begins here.” Such a wonderful truth to read this Christmas morning. Thank you, Jesus! And Merry Christmas, SRT community. :)
Oh thank you Dear God for being my fortress, our fortress! For coming to save us, to be our strength,& give us guidance through this life. Thank you for loving us Father so very much,to let your son go through so much pain for us, that we might have eternal life with you. What a gift!!! Merry Christmas to all of you at SRT and all the sisters that read it. Love you!
Merry Christmas!
Celebrating that He is Emmanuel – God WITH us! So thankful that He chose to be with us and get to know us!
Merry Christmas!
The greatest gift of all!! Hallelujah, our Savior is born!!
Thank you Lord for renewing the truth and majesty and JOY of this story, your story, our story, MY story. May we draw close to you in celebration today and may our eyes remain fixed on Jesus, God with us, and our lives reflect your love for the world. Amen.