Second
Sunday of Christmas
January
4, 2015
John
7:40-43
The Other Christmas Miracle
†
In
the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
There
are two miracles that the Church proclaims in Christmas.
The
first miracle is the Incarnation. God became a man and was like us in
every way, yet without sin.
The
second miracle is that we hear that God became a man and we believe
Him. This is why the Holy Scripture from John this morning
fast-forwards to Jesus as a grown up. The communion of saints—the
Church—wisely remembers
that even at the feet of Jesus some people actually believed His
words.
It's
impossible to believe that God in flesh was a little
baby. It's impossible to believe that God in the flesh
is a grown up carpenter's son from Nazareth.
But
it's easy to think that if Jesus talked to you in
person, then you'd automatically believe Him. But He did and many
didn't. But the miracle is that some did. They believed Him not
because seeing is believing, but for them hearing
was believing. Hearing the Word made man was and still
is the only Way to Life in Christ. These are the two miracles of
Christmas!
Christ
Jesus came into the world
to
save sinners—
of
whom I am the worst.
Alleluia!
Amen.
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