By Mark Edward Chard

Every December, the world begins to sparkle, shop windows glitter, festive songs fill the air, and lights twinkle in every town. Yet, amid the noise and the rush, it’s easy to lose sight of what Christmas truly means.

Christmas isn’t about the celebration of abundance, it’s about the humility of divine love.

Over two thousand years ago, in a quiet stable in Bethlehem, the Creator of the universe entered His own creation. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was not born into luxury or comfort, but into simplicity and poverty. He came not as a ruler demanding service, but as a servant offering salvation.

This is the heart of Christmas, divine humility in human form. The same Christ who lay in a manger would one day hang upon a cross, both moments echoing the same truth: Love came down to serve, to suffer, and to save.

We often forget that the wood of the manger and the wood of the cross are deeply connected. The birth of Jesus was not merely the beginning of a story, but the unveiling of God’s eternal plan, a plan of redemption born from love. The child wrapped in cloths was the same Saviour who would later be wrapped in a burial shroud, only to rise again and bring eternal life to all who believe.

When we reflect on this divine exchange, heaven’s glory traded for human frailty, we see that Christmas is not about presents, but presence. God’s presence with us. Emmanuel “God with us.”

So as we gather this Christmas, may our celebrations be illuminated not by the glow of tinsel and gifts, but by the radiant truth that God became flesh to dwell among us. Let us look beyond the temporary joys of the world and fix our eyes on the eternal joy of knowing Christ, the true heart of Christmas.

“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.
We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son,
who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.”
— John 1:14 (NIV)

May the light of Christ shine through every home this Christmas, reminding us that love was born to save the world.

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✍️ Written with love by Mark Edward Chard, Theologian, Biblical Scholar, Author.