God became man.

When it comes to manmade religion, nothing could be more remotely possible. Who could have thought up this?

God became man.

It’s preposterous. It’s a scandal if it’s not the truth. That the Son of God would also be son of man (that God would even have a Son) is beyond human invention. It’s enough to make you fall down and worship right there.

God became man.

It shows that we are in God’s image. How else could God do this – become like us and stay that way? It shows His deep desire not only to love us, but to know us, to become intimate with us, to become one with us.

God became man.

That’s big. That’s big enough to make something of it — big enough to shout from the rooftops – big enough to celebrate without any further information.

God became man.

It’s the ultimate form of standing in someone else’s shoes – the ultimate form of living for someone else. He not only got in our shoes, He got in our skin. He set His own glory aside for this. Imagine walking around knowing you are God and not telling anyone. That’s why the star and the angels… the glory of this had to slip out somewhere. The universe could not be completely silent about this. It was a glory leak.

God became man.

And He did it for a reason. He did it to purchase our redemption. Wonder of wonders, He did it to die in our place. There is no bigger news. They call it the gospel (“good news”) and there’s nothing better. It is good. It is very good.

God became man.

…and we’re having ourselves a merry little Christmas? There’s nothing little about this. Never will be.