I was praying this morning and, because He so loves me, my prayer of thankfulness for the gift of this babe, Jesus, being born turned straightaway into one of humble gratitude for His death and resurrected life living in me. We are amiss to celebrate Jesus’ birth without acknowledging His death, for the very reason His flesh was wrapped as a tiny baby in a lowly manger was none other than the future of His death on the cross. In many parts across the world, we are celebrating the birth of Jesus today, Christmas. Praise the Lord, Jesus is born! Our salvation has come: Jesus is born, born to die.
