The Perfect Son

By Andrew Beasley     Was Jesus born on December 25th? Judging by what the Bible tells us we cannot definitively know when Jesus was born, but the details suggest late spring or early summer (Luke 2:8). Even then, we cannot know the exact date of Christ’s birth. Does that mean it should not be celebrated? We know that Jesus has made it clear how He wants us to remember Him and we have the privilege of participating in that memorial remembrance of Him every single Sunday (1 Cor. 11:23-26). Because he expressly commanded this to be done, we must do so. But that does not mean that celebrating His birth is something that we should not do.      Jesus, humbling Himself, took on the form of a man and fulfilled the prophecies of Isaiah 7:14 and Isaiah 9:6. Matthew makes it clear that this moment in time is the one the world had been waiting for when He says this is that which the prophet Isaiah spoke of (Matthew 3:3). Jesus of Nazareth would go on to be the perfect, unblemished sacrifice for our sins that we needed. He would become our intercessor, our mediator and our great high priest among other things.      So, as the world centers its mind on the fact that the perfect Son came into this world at the perfect time in a place that God had prepared, let us not denigrate them for doing so.      Instead, let us rejoice that this baby boy that Mary gave birth to was, indeed, God with us. Even if he wasn’t born on December 25th.

- Andrew Beasley serves as a minister with the Northwest Church of Christ in Greensboro, NC. He may be contacted through the congregation's website: https://nwchurchofchrist.com/about/