THE BIRTHDAY OF CHRIST

‘Born this day.’

Luke 2:11

The birthday of Christ: what are its lessons?

I. The lesson of reverence.—Think of the Divine majesty of the love which for us surrendered all, for us accepted all.

II. The lesson of purity.—Amid what innocence and with what purity and holiness did our Saviour come!

III. The lesson of humility.—Christ came, the youngest, the weakest, the purest of all, to show what God thinks of human pride, ambition, and loftiness.

IV. The lesson of not trusting the arm of flesh.—Contrast the manner of His coming with the natural expectations of human experience.

V. The lesson of gladness and joy.—Christ brought ‘joy unspeakable.’

—Dean Church.

Illustration

‘We do not put sufficient joyousness into our religion. Why is religion always so solemnly grave? Why are religious people almost always looking so sad? Cultivate joy. Pray for joy. Encourage joy in your own heart. What cannot joy do? Do we not all do things best when we are happy? Do we not work best, pray best, live best, when we are happy? And if holiness makes heaven, heaven makes holiness.’

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