Because He Came

Suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men!”

Luke 2:13-14

Bill Gaither wrote a beautiful gospel song, “Because He Lives,” the chorus of which explains why Christ’s resurrection is so important: “Because He lives, I can face tomorrow, because He lives, all fear is gone!”

But we might also go back about thirty years to Christ’s birth and write another song titled “Because He Came.” Think about how His coming into the world changed everything. Because He came, we can know God, we can have our sins forgiven, we can know purpose in life, we can be sure of our eternal salvation, we can understand the plan and purpose for all creation, and we can live in perfect peace. No other person’s entrance into this world has provided benefits such as those. But to experience the benefits of Christ’s advent, we must know Him! Don’t let this Christmas season pass by without discovering why He came for you.

Because Christ came, we can trust that He will come again.

The fact is that the greatest mystery of all—the incarnation—comes at the very beginning [of faith] and is the central reason why we believe in God.

OS GUINNESS^a