Merry Christmas from the team at NP Now!
We hope that the joy of the holiday season stretches on into the new year!
While the festive season is upon us and the end of the year draws near, may we take this time to reflect on the true reason for Christmas.
“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” – John 1:14
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” – Isaiah 9:6-7
“Jesus, who being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself.” – Philippians 2:6-8
The glory of Christmas is not only that God himself came down from heaven as man. And it is not just that he humbled himself as a servant to meet the needs of others. And it’s not even just that he came to die, to unfold his service all the way to death. The glory of Christmas is that he came down, and did all those things, to rescue us. Praise God for his grace in coming to us so that all of mankind would be given the opportunity to know everlasting hope and peace!