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The Good Seed - Wednesday, December 25, 2024
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The child in the manger

And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.
Luke 2:12

The child in the manger
On the night in which Jesus was born in Bethlehem, some shepherds were watching over their sheep in the field. An angel came to them and told them of the Saviour’s birth. They would find Him as a newborn baby – wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger. Immediately the shepherds set out to see the child.

This child in the manger was God’s Son who had become man to reveal divine grace on earth. There was no room for Him in the inn, for the world wanted neither God nor His grace. But individual people – like the shepherds – recognised Jesus Christ as the Son of God and Saviour. They opened their hearts to Him and believed in Him.

When Christianity celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ at Christmas, each of us should ask ourselves how we personally relate to Him. For us, is He only a historical personality who has shaped our Christian countries for a long time? Or do we believe that this child in the manger is the Saviour who came to earth and gave His life for us on the cross?

He actually came to us to help us. If we are those who look ahead into the new year without any prospect, He wants to give us a firm hope for a happy life with God. When we groan under the burden of our guilt, He is ready to remove it from us and give us inner peace.

Today’s reading: Ezekiel 44:1-14 · Psalms 145:10-21

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