Merry Christmas!

A Nativity scene. 12/20/25 dwm

 Merry Christmas!

 If you read this blog early in the day, thank you, and Merry Christmas! I'm guessing you might be settling into the day by taking a few minutes for yourself before the kids come downstairs asking to open presents or until it's time to pack the car and head to the family's gathering to celebrate the birth of a baby.

 Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus because He is our Savior. He is the only way our sins can be forgiven and His death on the cross, followed by His resurrection pays the price so we may get to Heaven. 

That is certainly worth a hearty celebration. You may have a Nativity scene in your home, they come in all kinds of ways of depicting the world-changing event in a Bethlehem stable. 

Before you gather around the tree to unwrap presents, watch the games, or play round after round of board games, take a moment to read the account of the apostle Matthew from the Berean Standard Bible.  

This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly. 

 

But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 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." 

 

 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:

 

 "Behold, the virgin will be with child  and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel" (which means "God with us").   

 

When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and embraced Mary as his wife. But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.

 

Matthew 1:18-25  

 

Merry Christmas!

Our home at Christmas. 12/6/2025 dwm photo