“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” —Luke 2:11
Many believe that Thursday is the birthday of our Lord. While that is likely inaccurate (and what matters more the day of His birth or the reason for it?), it is on our minds at least to a certain point, and so I wanted to share some thoughts with you about the birth of Jesus.

Think about these things, please: The announcement came not to kings, but to shepherds. Not to the polished, but to the weathered. Not to the temple, but to the field. Heaven’s herald bypassed the expected and landed among the overlooked. On that night, He who was encompassed by the glory of Heaven was now swaddled in rags. He who sat upon the Eternal Throne was now cradled. The Word of God was made flesh, and He dwelt among us (John 1:14).
This birth was a rupture into human history; a divine incursion into the normalcy of humanity. The city of David, once the childhood home of the beloved king. David was corrupted by sin, but the new King was incorruptible and sinless. The Savior is born—not summoned, not elected, not imagined—but born.
Isaiah foresaw it: “Unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given” (Isaiah 9:6). And the government shall be upon His shoulder, not ours. He bears the weight we cannot. He bears the crown that would crush our heads. He is called Wonderful Counselor—because He listens. Mighty God—because He intervenes. Everlasting Father—because He does not abandon. Prince of Peace—because He silences the storm within.
Micah also prophesied concerning the newborn King: “But you, O Bethlehem… from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel” (Micah 5:2). Bethlehem, the least among Judah, became the origin point of redemption. As we see throughout the scriptural narrative; God chooses the small to confound the mighty, the obscure to reveal the glorious.
And what of the Savior’s first breath? It was drawn in a manger’s shadow, not a palace’s glow. As Mary sang her lullaby to her baby, the lowing of cattle would have been her accompaniment. Not a majestic choir – but common beasts. Yet even then, angels declared, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom He is pleased” (Luke 2:14). Peace—not as the world gives, but as only He can (John 14:27).
But why would the Lord go through all of this? The answer is found in John 3.16, and in a word it is “love.” Without God dwelling among us, we remain lost. With it, we are found. “She will bear a son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins” (Matthew 1:21). .
The birth of Christ offers each of us a choice…The Savior has come. The question is not whether He is born, but whether we are reborn. Not whether He arrived, but whether we receive. For unto you—yes, you is given a Savior.