Year after year Christmas comes and goes and year after year the Lord has been gracious to all who have been able to see how the birth of the Christ child has changed the world. It is true that no other life on earth has ever impacted the world as much as that of Jesus. Even though there are those in the secular community that refuse to acknowledge it, early church leaders used the birth of Jesus to split time vis-à-vis AD and BC–a recognition that is still used widely today. But Jesus was much more than just the splitting of time. Jesus’ impact has been the reason why so much good has gone on in the world. Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Schools, Universities, Orphanages, Shelters, and Hospitals can all find there roots in Christian outreach and goodwill. But even those wonderful things do not fully explain what Christmas is all about.

The birth of Christ was God descending from the throne of heaven to take the form of humanity in order that He might become like us–even for just a moment in time. It was important for God to visit us in this way in order for Him to become our representative. He grew up like us. He experienced childhood like us. He chose friends like us. He sat a meals like us. There was nothing we have done that Christ has not also experienced. It is this experiential life that allows Him to relate to us and provide His never ending fountain of mercy for us. Do we get that? He came to us that He might save us, and to accomplish that mission He had to become like us. The Bible puts it this way:

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