New Mercy Community Church Podcasts

There are two aspects of Christmas that Christians often miss. First is that while the event itself is remarkable, it is also utterly mundane in its details to outsiders. What this means is that often God may be doing incredible and powerful work, but to us, it will appear ordinary. This reminds the Christian that we cannot gauge the worthwhileness of what we do by how it feels -- we gauge it by what God deems worthwhile. And in the Bible, ordinary things like love and relationships are considered the supreme expressions of his will. The second aspect of Christmas that Christians miss is that Christmas is that it's confrontational. Like Herod, we are all the kings of our lives. God has come to dethrone us. And, like Herod, we often do not want to go down without a fight. A real understanding of Christmas will cut into our hearts and require submission to the True King. | Matthew 2:1-13