The Will of God Revealed at Christmas

As I sit here this Christmas season, reflecting on the lights twinkling on the tree and the carols filling the air, my heart turns once again to the profound truth at the center of it all: the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. This holy day is not merely a time for gifts and gatherings, but a celebration of God’s perfect will unfolding in the most humble and glorious way.

In the fullness of time, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, to redeem us who were under the law. The angels proclaimed it clearly that holy night: “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men” (Luke 2:14, KJV). What is this “good will toward men”? It is nothing less than the gracious will of God to extend mercy and salvation to a fallen world.

Long before that starry night in Bethlehem, the prophet Isaiah foretold: “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6, KJV). This was no accident or afterthought—it was the eternal will of God, planned before the foundation of the world, to provide a Saviour.

Even our Lord Jesus Himself embodied perfect submission to this will. Though He was equal with God, He came not to do His own will, but the will of the Father who sent Him. As He later prayed in the garden, “not my will, but thine, be done” (Luke 22:42, KJV). His entire life, beginning in that manger, was dedicated to fulfilling the Father’s purpose: “My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work” (John 4:34, KJV).

And what is that glorious will? The Scriptures declare it plainly: God is “not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:9, KJV). His will is our salvation through faith in Christ. “Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth” (1 Timothy 2:4, KJV). The babe in the manger grew to be the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sin of the world, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life (John 3:16).

This Christmas, amid the joy and festivities, I am reminded that the greatest gift is not under the tree, but the One who hung upon it for my sins. As we celebrate His coming, let us also yield our lives to His will, for “the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever” (1 John 2:17, KJV).

May the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, fill your heart this Christmas as you ponder His perfect will revealed in Jesus Christ, our Lord.

Merry Christmas and may God Bless you greatly this coming year as you grow in Faith and understanding of His Word!