the Incarnation

We have "sentimentalized" the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. When we think of the birth we see wise men and shepherds and a star. But these are only minor characters in an excedingly great drama...the Incarnation. The birth of the Christ is so much more than a "birthday" to be observed once a year. Our focus must become the Incarnation, which we celebrate every minute of our lives. We must realize that the cry we hear drifting from the stable is the voice of the One who spoke the universe into being (John 1:3; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Colossians 1:16, Hebrews 1:2). Oh the staggering realization that the little one, wrapped in rags, looking up at us from the trough is in reality everything His special name reveals..."God with us"!
--from the liner notes of the CD "The Final Word" by Michael Card, 1987 Sparrow Corp.