If you have been a Christian for a long time who has read their Bible and/or gone to church, then you know lots of miracle stories. Christians believe that at times God has supernaturally broken into the natural order and changed things for His purposes. You might remember Noah's flood, or the Red Sea dividing for Israelites to walk through on dry land, or the manna and quail to feed them in the wilderness, or perhaps you think of the miracles of Elijah and Elisha. And then we think of the miracles of Jesus from turning water into wine, to healing illnesses, to casting out demons, to raising others from the dead, to the fact that He was also raised from the dead.
Certainly each of the miracles is astounding in itself and beyond our comprehension, but have you ever considered which is the greatest miracle of all? Which miracle best displays God's mastery of time and space? Certainly the miracle of creation itself is bigger than all of those other miracles and if God can create the universe by speaking it into existence, then the other miracles that involve manipulating, restoring, or creating parts of the universe, seem small in comparison. But to me the most amazing miracle of all is actually what we celebrate at Christmas. Namely that the creator of the universe, the one who is before, after, above, and beyond the universe, came into the universe and became a human like you and me.
Colossians 1:15–18 says this about Jesus "He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent."
Jesus, the Son of God, God the Son, an equal and eternal member of the triune God, creator and upholder of the universe, the Alpha and Omega, became a human. This does not mean He gave up His divine nature, but instead He added to it human nature. Therefore He became truly human just as He was truly divine. The creator of a universe that is 93 billion light years across, entered into His creation and took on a form that is just a speck on a planet that is just a speck in a solar system that is just a speck in a galaxy that is just one of billions of galaxies. The difference between His divine nature and human nature is so vast as to be uncountable and unimaginable. That is why this miracle seems to be the greatest to me. God came down. God with us. Immanuel!
Why did Jesus do it? To redeem His creation that He loved. To redeem those who see His love and love Him back. So maybe the biggest miracle of all for me personally is that God came down to rescue and redeem me. Have you experienced the miracle of Christmas, namely that God came to love you and be with you?
Jesus, the Son of God, God the Son, an equal and eternal member of the triune God, creator and upholder of the universe, the Alpha and Omega, became a human. This does not mean He gave up His divine nature, but instead He added to it human nature. Therefore He became truly human just as He was truly divine. The creator of a universe that is 93 billion light years across, entered into His creation and took on a form that is just a speck on a planet that is just a speck in a solar system that is just a speck in a galaxy that is just one of billions of galaxies. The difference between His divine nature and human nature is so vast as to be uncountable and unimaginable.
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