Luke 2:7, NASB And she gave birth to her firstborn son; and she wrapped Him in cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.   We don’t know for certain if this birthplace of Jesus was a wooden stable or the mouth of a cave, but what we do know is that it was probably dirty, full of animals, and less comfortable than a room in the inn would have been. The birthplace of the Son of God, at first glance, appears to be an oversight.   But it mos

Luke 1:18-20, NIV Zechariah asked the angel, “How can I be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well along in years.” The angel said to him, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news. And now you will be silent and not able to speak until the day this happens, because you did not believe my words, which will come true at their appointed time.” Luke 1:34-37, 45, NIV “How will this be,” Mary asked

John 3:16, NIV For God so loved  [emphasis mine] the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.   The motive of Christmas was love.   God loves you.  I don’t know how old you are reading this today, but there is never an age in our lives when this ceases to be one of the most vital truths—if not  the  most vital truth—of our lives.    The purpose  of the birth of Christ was multi-faceted, but the motive  was l