Dec 17 - Luke 2:11

for to you is born this day

in the city of David a Savior,

who is Christ the Lord.

Luke 2:11

For unto WHOM is born this day a Savior?

“You.”

•      Yes, the angels were talking to a specific group of shepherds. We could limit this conversation and limit this joy to them. (But let’s not.)
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•      Yes, the angels were speaking in the land of Israel, and the Jews had waited for generations for the heir to David’s throne. So we could limit the joy to them too. (But, again, let’s not.)
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•      Yes, the angels were singing essentially in the year 0 B.C., and we could limit the joy to history. (Why?!)

Are you tired of limiting joy?! Our world does that all the time.

Jesus was born for male and female, Jew and Gentile, slave and free. He was born for those in the first century, and he was born for those in all upcoming centuries. He was born for Peter, James, and John, and he was born for you and me and our hurting neighbor.

Scripture says he was born for Jews and Gentiles. At the crèche the Jews were represented by the poor shepherds; the Gentiles were represented by the wisemen who traveled from afar. In our modern geopolitical context, Jesus came for the Jews and the Muslims. He’s king of all. His gift is free to all. Whether we accept it or not, his love is for all races, creeds, colors, or national origins.

Are you tired of limiting joy?

Share the good news at your kitchen table, in your neighborhood, across the cubicle wall, and along the bleacher stands. It’s nice to have joy for ourselves. It’s even more glorious to share it with others.

In Christ’s Love,

a guy who really does know

that there is no 0 BC.

The calendar went from 1 BC to 1 AD.

I guess it’s like the big bang.

We can’t explain what happened at zero

(unless we admit that Mary, Joseph,

and the angels knows!!!)