Too Good To Be True?

Hundreds of people huddled together in church on Christmas Eve. We had to squeeze together and, then, put out chairs to seat everyone. After scripture readings, a message, and ending with "Silent Night" as candles twinkled, we said our goodbyes along with a Merry Christmas. Babies cried during the service; no one cared. Families gathered to worship and celebrate the birthday of a king, a savior, a baby born--Son of Man and Son of God.

A nice story?
--a baby born in a manger to an unwed mother, a magnificently bright star in the sky, shepherds who came to worship him--alerted by angels, ...A Savior who would eventually die so that we might be forgiven for our frailness, disobedience, etc. and have life eternal?

Too good to be true?
Many prophetic verses from scripture foretold of the Christ Child's birth. Isaiah 7:14 reads, Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.

Isaiah, the prophet, a man of royal blood and high standing with the people of Jerusalem prophesized this birth over 800 years before Jesus was born. Some say there are over 100 prophesies--many of them in Isaiah, but also in Micah and Zechariah.

Too good to be true?
It's true and it's good!
Because God sent his Son to earth to be one of us, we can have an abundant life. Yes, I know the world is a mess right now. But, it's all in God's hands. One day, His kingdom will come. We will have that blessed eternal life. How do I know? It's been prophesized. John 3:16 says it best: For God so loved the world, that he gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.