Matthew 1:21

Focusing on Christmas without taking into account the rest of the Jesus story is like reading the first few pages of a really good book but never taking the time to finish it, to see how it ends! The angel’s words to Mary before Jesus’ birth reveals the whole purpose for His coming! Namely, “to save his people from their sins!” The bottom line is that we cannot separate the cradle from the cross! All the problems in this world, and in your life, can be traced back to sin. Jesus entered this world to forgive our sins, give us victory over our sins, and give us an eternal home free from sin. That’s the meaning of Christmas!  

PASSAGE: Matthew 1:21 - "She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins."

PAUSE: Today we rejoice in a Savior who saves us from our sins. Our Heavenly Father sent us His only Son to deliver us from our sins. Jesus (Joshua – Hebrew) means “Yahweh (the Lord) saves.” Take an extra pause this Christmas morning to worship Jesus as the long-awaited Savior, who saves us from all our sins!  

PRAYER: Heavenly Father, thank you for Jesus. I embrace Jesus as my Savior. I confess my sins and my unworthiness and rejoice in the forgiveness of sins.