Jesus is Christmas to me

Luke 2.

What a wonderful way to worship and celebrate our Lord together.

in luke 2 we see the story of Jesus’ birth and particularly how the angel appeared to the shepherds and in verse 12 we see it says

The New International Version Chapter 2

This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”

Now cleaning a baby and wrapping them in swaddling strips of cloth were normal in that time.

it was cleansing, healing and protecting for the child

another thing that was wrapped the same way was a lamb that was to be sacrificed.

This was a way to calm the lamb, to keep it safe and protected so it would be without blemish.

another thing they did with lambs was to place them in a manger until they would calm down

this would also help them remain perfect and without blemish.

It is no wonder that the only place we see it explained that Jesus was placed in a manger was to the shepherds.

Shepherds would recognize and understand the uniqueness of this placement.

It is amazing too, to draw the comparison.

This baby, was born to be the one perfect spotless Lamb.

without blemish

lived to be the sacrifice for you and for me.

prayer.