December 3, 2023 . . .

When we think of Christmas, we typically go back over the story of the birth of Jesus in a stable in Bethlehem as we are told in the books of Matthew and Luke. But the story actually begins in Chapter 1 of Genesis. There was a plan long before Jesus’s birth. In Ephesians 1:3-5 we read that from “before the foundation of the world” God planned for Jesus to come into the world for our redemption. And, although in several verses of Genesis Chapter 1 God says that the world He created “was good” he already had a plan for our redemption. From the first sin in the garden, God knew we would need a savior. From that first sin, man could not get to God on his own, so God came to man as Jesus Christ. So, as you celebrate this season of birth, try to remember that God’s plan has always included a way for us to come back to Him. Have you met Jesus Christ? He is calling you through the words written in the Bible. Will you answer?