For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given. -
Isaiah 9:6
I read several years ago about a woman who hurriedly purchased 50 Christmas cards without
looking at the message inside. She quickly signed and addressed all but one, and then
dropped them in a mailbox. Just imagine her dismay when later she glanced inside the one
unmailed card and read these words:
This card is just to say
A little gift is on the way.
No doubt there were 49 people wondering what happened to
their presents.
How different was God's promise to us! Many years before the Savior was born, the Lord
spoke through the prophet Isaiah, saying, "Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear
a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel" (Isaiah 7:14). And in verse 6 of chapter 9
we read, "For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given." Did God keep His
word? Indeed He did! Galatians 4:4 states, "When the fullness of the time had come,
God sent forth His Son."
On this special day, as we commemorate the birth of Christ, let's thank God that He meant
what He said. He not only promised, but He also gave. "Thanks be to God for His
indescribable gift!" (2 Corinthians 9:15).
-RWD
On Christmas morning long ago
Into this world of sin and woe
The blessed Savior came;
God's wondrous gift of love was He,
God's gift to lost humanity -
O glory to His name!
-Staples
No gift is more needed by a dying world than a living Savior.