With all the commercialization and craziness that surrounds us this time of year, let's not forget that God gave us the greatest gift of all: Himself with flesh on!

Here's an excerpt from a book that I am reading to the girls:

From "Why the Nativity?" by David Jeremiah

"Heaven could not be poured into a stained vessel that was the earth.  But there was another way: God Himself could make the journey.  He could poor His Godhead into flesh and blood and visit the earth as a man Himself!  He could walk among people as a full-fledged human being in every respect, yet be fully God at the same time...He would leave the throne of heaven to walk among them -  a King in disguise, the Lord of the universe in human scale, the Creator among His creatures.  The the nature of God would be clear to all...They would behold His love and faithfulness, His unbounded devotion even to those who were sick or small or down-hearted.  They would know the things that mattered to Him.  And in that Incarnation, they would see a perfect model of what life could truly be. 

 All of this must happen if God and humanity were ever to be reconciled.  So the Lord of the universe invaded this world.  

He entered our world through a doorway called Bethlehem, and the world was changed forever."

"The Word became human and made his home among us.  He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness.  And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father's one and only Son."  John 1:14