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Isaiah speaks to our time. He speaks to our rejoicing now and an anticipated joy-filled future. Christ’s coming, Christmas, brings them both.

Because of Christ, we find safety and healing in the light. Because of Christ, we do not have to be afraid of the truth that his light reveals.

Moses was sent to keep the house in order, but this Child is sent to bring the house home, and you are part of that house, the household of God.

He also took our own history and suffered all the agony and pain of our own lives. 

This is an excerpt from Chapter 27 in “Pastor Craft: Essays and Sermons” written by John T. Pless (1517 Publishing, 2021).

The thought of losing even one of those for whom his Son died pains God beyond belief, and the angels rejoice when even one of his children repents.

So what, if anything, makes us different from those who are waiting on the grassy knoll in Dallas, TX? Can we be any more sure of our belief in the resurrection?

Jesus is both the image bearer and the image giver. In Jesus’ incarnation we are redeemed and re-imaged.

Christ, who is without sin, became sin. How did he do that? He had an incarnate body, which he did not spare