In this time of year we often have high expectations about how we want things to go. Get the perfect presents, make the perfect meal, and keep all the guests perfectly entertained. But more often than not the holidays pass us by and we’re left feeling like things didn’t go the way we wanted them to. The people in Israel waited for many years for the Messiah but when He came it wasn’t the way they expected. Christmas is the celebration of God condecending to us so that we might be saved, bringing with him news of a better kingdom to come.
And so, let there be joy to the world!