Dear Redeeming Grace,

Christmas is full of grace. In Jason's sermon last week he shared this quote from C.S. Lewis:

“The Son of God became man to enable men to become sons of God.”

As I thought about that quote this week, I realized how well it sums up a passage about the incarnation we may overlook because it's not found in the Christmas narratives. The verses are Galatians 4:4-5

"But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons."

Jesus came for the purpose of redemption; purchasing us out of our slavery to sin, so that we could be his children. The first coming of Christ was at just the right time according to the plan of God. And the plan was to adopt us, unworthy as we are, as his own children. That is indeed amazing grace.

We pray and trust that this weekend of celebrating Christ's birth will be a reminder of the grace of God and the great love with which He loved us and sent his Son so that we could be his children.