And all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them. But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart. (Luke 2:18, 19 ESV)
The Necessity of Christmas
For believers, for God’s people, for Christians, Christmas is necessary, as perhaps is the celebration of the event.
But not our traditional practices of presents, decorations, dinners, and sentimentality.
Rather, the miracle of Incarnation was necessary. For all of creation, as well as for our very souls, the Incarnation was not just a nice religious event. The Incarnation was necessary for God’s defeat rebellion, sin, and evil.
Subsequently, our reaction to that Incarnation is necessary. If we understand the necessity and importance of the Incarnation, a response is not only a good idea, but it is impossible NOT to respond. And the variety and breadth of our responses is incredibly deep and wide.
For the next few weeks, we will examine WHY the incarnation is necessary, and fine tune our reaction to it.
Mary understood the necessity of the event. She wondered and treasured because this thing is big! This thing is miraculous! This thing is amazing! This thing is worth remembering!