βIn the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among usβ¦β (John 1:1,14).
On this Christmas Day, we reflect on the incarnation of Jesus Christ.
The candidate who could solve manβs sin problem had to meet two requirements. He had to be God, and He had to be manβa βGod-Man.β It had to be God, because Godβs righteousness had to be satisfied, but it also had to be man, for it was man who had sinned. Godβs righteousness was offended, since βall have sinned, and come short of the glory of Godβ (Romans 3:23). But, it was also a man who had sinned, βAs by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinnedβ (Romans 5:12).
Consider Philippians 2:5-8: βChrist Jesus: who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: but made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.β In short, heavenβs bestβJesus Christβcame to save earthβs worstβus! In summary, Jesus Christ was born to die for us.
Brethren, the salvation that we enjoy today in Christ could not be possible without the shed blood of Christ on Calvaryβs cross, and the shed blood of Christ could not be possible without the incarnation of Christ! God is a Spirit (John 4:24), and in order for Him to shed sinless blood, He had to first have blood. Thus, it behooved Jesus Christ to take upon Himself the form of a man. It was at this time of year that God the Son entered the virgin Maryβs womb, possessing a body that was conceived by the Holy Ghost.
Remember, βThe Word was made fleshβ (todayβs Scripture) so we could have an opportunity to be βmade the righteousness of God in Christβ (2 Corinthians 5:21). Merry Christmas! source
