Christmas—the Glory of God
The glory of God is revealed in Christ, shown in a baby, manifested through His life, displayed in His crucifixion, and declared the Son of God with power by His resurrection.
At His birth, the angels praised God, saying “Glory to God in the highest.”
We are told that God showed us Himself through creation, through His various actions, through His Shekinah glory, through His prophets, and through the Old Testament.
But now, He “in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world.” (Hebrews 1:2)
And Jesus Christ “is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power.” (Hebrews 1:3)
For in Him [Christ] all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form.(Colossians 2:9)
What wonder that Almighty God chose to reveal Himself to us through His Son. Even more, that His glory is revealed in us.
God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.(Colossians 1:27)
The Old Testament is replete with prophesies about Christ (first and second coming). But it took Christmas for us to begin to see.
This Christmas, I challenge you—and me—to see God, and the glory of God, in that manger.
