Earlier today on Bellshill Salvation Army Band’s Facebook page I shared some devotions. I’d like to share those devotions with you tonight.
Christmas morning has a way of slowing the world down. Even if only for a moment, everything feels softer — the light, the air, the pace. The rush of December finally gives way to stillness. And in that stillness, we remember why we celebrate today.
Because on a morning not so different from this one, in a place no one expected, God stepped into the ordinary.
Not into a palace.
Not into comfort.
Not into applause.
But into a manger.
Into poverty.
Into vulnerability.
Into our world.
Luke tells us that Mary “gave birth to her firstborn, a son… and laid him in a manger.” Such simple words for such a world‑changing moment. No fanfare. No ceremony. Just a young mother, a bewildered carpenter, and the cry of a newborn who was — and is — the Light of the World.
And maybe that’s the beauty of Christmas Day.
God doesn’t wait for perfect settings.
He doesn’t wait for perfect people.
He comes right into the middle of real life — into our mess, our joy, our questions, our hopes.
The shepherds weren’t looking for a miracle. They were simply doing their night shift. Yet heaven broke into their ordinary routine with a message that changed everything:
“Today in the town of David a Saviour has been born to you; He is the Messiah, the Lord.”
Not a distant God.
Not a silent God.
A Saviour born to you.
To the overlooked.
To the tired.
To the hopeful.
To the broken.
To the faithful.
To the searching.
To you.
So on this Christmas Day — with wrapping paper on the floor, dinner in the oven, and family moments unfolding — take a breath and let the wonder in.
Because the heart of Christmas is not just that Jesus was born.
It’s that He was born for us.
For our salvation.
For our peace.
For our hope.
For our future.
And every year, Christmas asks us the same quiet, powerful question:
Do you see Him?
Do you recognise Him?
Do you know Him?
The shepherds hurried to find Him.
The wise men travelled far to worship Him.
Mary treasured every moment with Him.
And today, we are invited to do the same.
As we celebrate, as we sing, as we gather, may our hearts echo the wonder of that first Christmas morning. May we look again at the manger — not with familiarity, but with awe.
Because the child lying there is no ordinary child.
He is the Son of God.
The Prince of Peace.
The Saviour of the world.
Our Redeemer.
Our Hope.
Our King.
And so today, on this Christmas Day, we join the generations who have asked — and answered — the most important question ever spoken:
Who Is He
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