One day almost 2,000 years ago, God came to earth to live among us. The human mind is boggled by that. Even more unexpected is the first picture we see. No flaming chariots brought God into the world, and no royal entourage greeted Him. God entered the world as a helpless baby named Jesus, with a feeding trough as His cradle.

Even though we celebrate this miracle every Christmas, many people don’t stop to think about the reason behind the words of the angel who announced the birth of Jesus to the shepherds: “I bring you good news of great joy, that shall be for all the people.” The reason for our great joy, Luke 2:11 goes on to say, is that “a Savior has been born to you.”

We can celebrate Christmas with joy because it was the day Jesus, God’s Son, in the words of Luke 4:18, arrived to grow up and “proclaim freedom for the prisoners, and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed.”

Because we have Jesus Christ in our heart, we can enjoy the fullness of His joy. We can be filled to overflowing, not only during the holidays, but throughout the year. Today and every day, let’s celebrate the good news, and share it with others in our world, as often as possible and as wisely as possible.

This is Luis Palau.