And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying:
“Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!” (Luke 2:13-14)
Christmas is about God’s gift of His Son
Do you really understand Christmas?
Because if you really understand Christmas, the first thing you want to do is to give thanks to God. You can’t hold it in. You’ve got to praise Him.
You’ve got to praise Him with all of your being because He has done something without which we would have no hope. We would have no hope. God gets all the praise. And do you see, do
you see what it says? “And on earth, peace among those with whom He is pleased.” You know those who have received grace are in a condition of peace.
You know, when you give praise to God, everything else falls into perspective, no matter what. I know some of you have mess all around and trouble and trial and difficulty and Christmas is a difficult time. I understand that. But when you see the true meaning of Christmas it’s not about Christmas trees and tinsel and presents and all the rest, and I love all of that, but that’s not what Christmas is about.
Christmas is about God’s gift of His Son — the Gospel — and when you understand that, there’s peace. It’s the peace of the Gospel. It’s the peace of justification. “Being justified by faith we have peace with God.”
Now, do you have that peace in your heart – the peace that comes from the Gospel, the peace of sins forgiven, the peace of justification?
– Derek Thomas