And on that day

As a very wise woman once reckoned

If anybody really knew that Jesus was virgin-born, it would be Mary.

And Mary knew it. Joseph, her fiance, knew it.
A couple, at probably the most important decision of their lives. And they did not decide to spin a story, but they stuck to the truth that they knew. This kid was going to be different.
It was not an auspicious moment.
It was not a very posh hospital suite.
There was no attending doctors team.
There was no celebration among the relatives or the distribution of sweets.
No one came to visit the newborn baby.
He was born to a virgin. He was to be known as the Son of God.
His birth was heralded to both the king of the land and to the common shepherds. One sought to kill Him. The other came and worshipped Him.

May be He should not have been born at all?

1. The blind man Bartimaeus would have remained blind all His life.
2. Peter and his friends would remain fishermen.
3. The Samaritan woman at the well would have continued with her infidelity and never knew the true worth of her life.
4. The politically and religiously fluent Nicodemus would have continued in His ignorance.
5. Lazarus would have remained dead.
6. There would be no crucifixion of Jesus with the two other criminals.
7. There would be no resurrection of Jesus as the one who overcame death.
and so on…
This is a very very short list of what would have never happened.

So you see the kid’s birth as the Son of God was

1. A Healing – to hundreds of people who believed
2. Career changing – to all who met Him
3. A source of forgiveness – to all who accepted Him as Savior
4. The answer to the most loftiest questions
5. Redemption – as He made the impossible possible.
6. Reconciliation – for there was no one else to take away the burden of sin.
7. Salvation – as a friend for the sinner and a meaning to life after death.

So today.

1. When you look at your sickness, you have an answer, healing, a person to turn to – Jesus.
2. When you look at your vocation – you will find someone who adds more meaning – Jesus
3. When you feel that your stash of porn or your illicit relationships or your crazy habits are destroying your life – your friend to help you out is Jesus
4. When in your life you find staring at impossible moments – one who can lead you through – Jesus
5. When burdened with guilt and snares of mistakes and wrongs – you have a forgiver, a companion.
6. And if at the end of your life you realize that it’s all over and been futile – turn to Jesus – for He is the Way, Truth, and Life.
7. And yes, after this life on earth is over, there is a promise of a life in eternity.

And this day.

Yes, He is very much alive and speaking to hundreds and millions across the world.
Your life has a meaning on this earth, and you are a worthy inheritor of the grace of eternal life.
His promise is –

I will never leave you and forsake you all the days of your life.