And she gave birth to her firstborn, a son.
She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger,
because there was no guest room available for them.
Luke 2:7 NIV
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“We tend to focus our attention at Christmas on the infancy of Christ.
The greater truth of the holiday is His deity.
More astonishing than a baby in the manger
is the truth that this promised baby is
the omnipotent Creator of the heavens and the earth!”
John F. MacArthur
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This is what God the Lord says—
the Creator of the heavens, who stretches them out,
who spreads out the earth with all that springs from it,
who gives breath to its people,
and life to those who walk on it:
“I, the Lord, have called you in righteousness;
I will take hold of your hand.
Isaiah 42:5-6a NIV
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Immanuel, God with us in our nature, in our sorrow, in our lifework,
in our punishment, in our grave, and now with us,
or rather we with Him, in resurrection, ascension, triumph,
and Second Advent splendor.
Charles Spurgeon
Merry Christmas 🎄