More and more I can’t help but read the nativity story (especially where it concerns Mary) without thinking about the cross. I am one of those people who likes to read the first and the last 2 chapters of a book before reading the text in its entirety. So with that, I can’t help but think about this season without thinking about the cross.
Charles Spurgeon once said that his preaching makes a beeline for the cross no matter where the scripture comes from. The cross is the thing that changes the game for us. Without the cross there would be no Christmas. Without the cross we would not know, in such real terms, the love that God has for us. Without the cross the world would be a very different place.
So in this season, in particular, we are given an opportunity to share that God doesn’t just have the kind of love for humanity that sends the baby Jesus, but also that kind of love that leads to the cross. May we all be blessed because of this Christ child who entered the world and turned everything upside down because of his life, death and resurrection.
Be blessed this Christmas
