We are frequently reminded that this is the season to celebrate.  So what are you celebrating?  Are you able to celebrate?

What we are asked to celebrate is that Jesus left a perfect place and came into a world that included pain, injustice, and inequity.  We often think of Him experiencing sorrow at the cross, but the incarnation story is one of Jesus making difficult, even humiliating choices in order to come as our Savior.  He understands loss.  He has experienced both a life and a death that was not fair.  He knew all that He would be facing before He left heaven to come, and He still came to be our Savior.

Because of that,  He “ understands our weaknesses, for He faced all of the same testings we do, yet He did not sin.  So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most. ” (Heb 4:15-16)

May your Christmas be full of special moments when you realize your Savior knows all about you and the things you are experiencing, but still chooses to be there for you.  He demonstrated that He is like that when He came that First Christmas.