Devotion Corner

Luke 2:7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

Our Lord came into this world in abject poverty. Where no room could be found to host His miraculous coming in the flesh, this sad fact prophesied of His later earthly ministry. He came to offer redemption to all, but the world made by the power of His Word, would not recognise Him. 

So, in this humble entry into the world, our Lord was wrapped tightly in linen and placed to sleep. A practise done lovingly by tired but thankful parents of an infant, as they sort to keep their little one safe and warm. This act of loving care speaks again of the task of which Christ Jesus came amongst us to complete. For a mere 33 years later, that same life, the sinless life of Christ Jesus would be given as a full and final atonement for the sins of the world on the Cross. Having accomplished His task in loving obedience to the will of the Father, the body of Jesus was once again wrapped tightly in linen and placed in the tomb. 

Christ Jesus came to die. He did not come with bitterness or resentment knowing the horrors that He would face, but in strength, courage and the purest of loves. He did so knowing all this, with a full heart of love towards we wretched sinners. For He knew with unswerving certainty that His sacrifice, would mean the return of many lost souls to the embrace of God. Let every Christmas season be marked with a heart filled with unending awe at the eternal love of God, as revealed to all Creation through the blessed face of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.