Christmas Morning Divine Service
December 25, 2023 • Pastor Greg Stenzel • John 1:1–14, Micah 5:2–5, Galatians 4:4–7
How can an omnipresent God be held in his mother’s arms?
How can an all-powerful God be too weak to walk? This is the
mystery of the incarnation—that God took on human flesh. We
cannot understand how it can be so. But the Spirit enables us to
grasp that this incomprehensible truth is very good news. This is
the Savior we need! As true man, he was born under God’s law,
all the commandments that we have broken. Where we have
failed, Jesus was perfect. As true God, when he laid down his
perfect life, it was a sacrifice valuable enough to pay for the sins
of the world so that we might be adopted as God’s children.
Christmas Day fills us with wonder—that the Creator God could
become flesh and dwell among us and that, in his great love for
us, he would do such a thing. Let us marvel at this good news of
great joy!
