By Jermaine Streeter
Christmas has been wrapped in lights, drowned in music, and softened by nostalgia.
But Scripture does not present Christmas as sentimental, it presents it as invasive.
God does not wait for humanity to climb upward.
He descends.
Christmas is not humanity reaching God.
It is God coming to humanity.
“For unto you is born this day… a Savior.” (Luke 2:11)
No one asked for the Messiah that night.
No one prepared a throne.
No one cleaned the streets.
God moves first.
Christmas reminds us that salvation is not earned, it is announced.
Grace does not knock politely; it arrives sovereignly.
We should look at what God has done for you, not what you have done for God!
He comes wrapped in flesh, laid in a feeding trough.
If we miss the humility of Christmas, we misunderstand God entirely.
God chooses the low place on purpose,
to show that no one is too low to be reached.
Remember God enters weakness to redeem it, not to avoid it.
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” (John 1:5)
The world Jesus entered was politically unstable, spiritually dry, and morally fractured.
Sound familiar?
Christmas is not God ignoring darkness, it is God entering it.
The birth of Christ declares this truth:
Darkness does not get the final word.
The angels did not proclaim comfort.
They proclaimed salvation.
Jesus did not come to improve our circumstances.
He came to redeem our souls.
If Christmas is only about peace without repentance, joy without truth, or love without sacrifice, we have settled for a counterfeit gospel.
The manger points forward, to the cross.
The swaddling cloths foreshadow the grave clothes.
The child born to Mary is the King who will return.
Christmas is not the end of the story; it is the beginning of God’s final rescue mission.
Conclusion: What Are We to Look for in Christmas?
Look for:
God’s grace, not your performance
God’s humility, not human glory
God’s light, not worldly distraction
God’s salvation, not seasonal sentiment
God’s Kingdom, not temporary comfort
Christmas means this:
God kept His promise.
And because He came once, He will come again.
