In this sermon, we looked at how Christmas serves as a reminder that what we already have in Christ gives us enough reason to rejoice, even if God doesn’t change our struggles and hardships. In Psalms 69, David describes the desperation of his suffering and calls on the Lord to respond. While David asks for deliverance, he also asks for the Lord to sustain him if the situation doesn’t change. David’s hope wasn’t solely in the situation getting better or easier; his hope was for God to draw near and commune with him in a time when life seemed unbearable. David asked for God to show up as his redeemer to pay the ransom for his life. All of this points to the birth of Jesus. Christmas is the celebration of God coming near to us in our brokenness rather than hiding his face in embarrassment of the mess His children have made. The ultimate Christmas gift is God sending Jesus to be our redeemer, paying the ransom for our lives.
