Christmas Eve
Scripture tells us that Jesus is coming back, but are we expecting him tonight? Probably not. Such was the scene into which Jesus was born at Christmas. There was a promise of the coming messiah, but not many of God’s people were actively looking for him to show up.
Luke tells the story of how God’s promise was fulfilled—angels appeared to lowly shepherds tending sheep. These are the very last people anyone expected God to show up for, and yet they are some of the first people to behold his human form.
The good news of Christmas is that Jesus comes even for the messiest people. Jesus comes for the broken. Jesus comes for the lost. Jesus comes for the sinner. Jesus comes for the hungry. Jesus came in the most vulnerable form to the most vulnerable people.Even when you’re too tired to look for him, even if you feel too messy to deserve him—the good news of Christmas is that you are so loved that God shows up for you, forever.
GARRY ABBOTT
DECEMBER 24, 2021
