Jesus' Birth (And Why It's Important)

Well folks, it's that time of year again. And we can no longer avoid this.

It's the obligatory Christmastime post!

Ah, Christmastime. A time when we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, born in Bethlehem to a virgin and an adoptive father. We often realize this, even in the midst of all the stress that comes from draining our bank accounts on presents, slipping and falling off of rooftops to put up decorations, and dealing with those family members from obscure parts of the world who you forget exist and don't even like. But I wonder: do we often think of why Jesus' birth is so important?

And now you understand the obviously unclear blog title.

It's a simple question. And the answer is very well expressed by an old Christmas song, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen:

God rest ye merry gentlemen, let nothing you dismay
Remember Christ our Savior was born on Christmas Day
To save us all from Satan's power as we were gone astray
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy!

Jesus Christ, the Creator God, was born into this earth. While this in itself is a miracle, the greatest miracle came when He lived a perfect live, preached the Word of God, suffered and died in our place for our sins and rose again. What the greatest miracle is is that He reconciled us sinful human beings to the God of the universe when we couldn't do it ourselves. And that, my friends, is the true meaning of Christmas.

This is a short post, but I just wanted to mention this to get people thinking about it. So, this Christmas, remember to praise Jesus not only for being born, but for His life and death and resurrection. Merry Christmas, all!