Hey Church Family!
Several years ago, I read a couple of devotional books about Christmas written by Billy & Ruth Graham. They were very meaningful to me throughout that Christmas season and I believe they would be meaningful to you as well. With permission, I’m going to share some of those thoughts from those devotionals with you during this Christmas season. These devotionals will start tomorrow and end up on Christmas Eve. I pray that they will touch your heart and help you focus on the true meaning of this Christmas season.

In the midst of all the upheaval and crisis and difficulty and problems and fear that is a part of our lives and country during this Covid pandemic, comes the message of Christmas with all of its hope, goodwill, and cheer. The message of Christmas has been terribly misapplied and misunderstood for many years, especially in this country. Most people think of business profits, shopping, gifts, tinsel, toys, and celebration. Others think only of Bethlehem, of the star in the sky, shepherds in the field and angels singing. Still others cynically ask, “Where is this Prince of Peace in this world filled with so much turmoil and trouble?”

The real Christmas message goes far deeper. It heralds the entrance of God into human history. It is heaven descending to earth. It is as though a trumpeter had taken his stand upon the turrets of time and announced to a despairing, hopeless, and frustrated world the coming of the Prince of Peace. It answers all the great questions that plague the human race at this particular hour and time of history. Even during these troubling times, the Christmas message is relevant, revolutionary, and reassuring to us. That message can be summed up in three words:
A Cradle, a Cross, and a Crown.