3 Unsung Truths of the Birth of Jesus
What happened the night Jesus was born? Joseph took Mary to Bethlehem. Mary gave birth and wrapped Jesus in swaddling cloths, laying him in a manger. An angel appeared to shepherds, and a heavenly host sang, "Glory to God in the highest."
But there's more.
There's more to the Christmas story than the Luke 2 narrative. There's more than mangers and swaddling cloths. More is going on, for it's not just the birth of a baby boy, but it's the coming of the Son of God. And when the Son of God comes, it takes more than one chapter of Scripture to truly enjoy the fullness of that blessed night.
Other New Testament authors look at the incarnation, the Advent, the birth of Christ, and describe it all in less familiar and, yet, just as significant, terms.
Here are three unsung truths of the birth of Jesus:
(1) The birth of Jesus is God speaking to us: Hebrews 1:1 reads, "Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son."
(2) The birth of Jesus is the Word becoming flesh: John 1:14 reads, "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth."
(3) The birth of Jesus is the King of Kings sacrificing privilege and status: Philippians 2:7 teaches us that Jesus, "Made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men."
As your family enjoys this Christmas seasons, celebrating the Advent of Jesus, encourage one another with these words from Scripture so that you may deeply and richly delight in the glorious truths of God speaking to us by sending his son to make himself nothing, becoming flesh, born in the likeness of men.
Jonathan Williams is the founder of Gospel Family Ministries and the Senior Pastor of Wilcrest Baptist Church, a multi-ethnic church of 44 nations located in Houston, TX. He and his wife are blessed with three wonderful children.
