“The Son of God became a man to enable men to become sons of God.” – C. S. Lewis

For a few years, my family was just three of us: my two adolescent daughters and me. So, one of those years I bought a box of Hallmark cards with a graphic of these three angels, representing our trio. One of them, you see, has her eyes open, her feet askew, and her halo slipping. We sent the cards out to our friends and family.

A few years later, one of my daughters bought the ceramic depiction of that card as you see above. We all laughed and remembered those days of just the three of us. As we talked, we confessed that, when we sent out those cards, we each felt we were the angel with the slipped halo. Surprised? Then let me ask: Which of the three angels do you identify with?

Most of us know we don’t measure up to God’s standard. We aren’t conforming to his perfect plan. We have a bit of rebellion in us. Or we just can’t get it together. It’s good that we see that! It’s that acknowledgement that will compel us to reach out to Jesus, the baby of Christmas, the Savior of the world, to ask him to forgive our sins and make us righteous and pure in his sight.

He will do that, if we ask. It’s why he came.

Corrie ten Boom said it this way: “Who can add to Christmas? The perfect motive is that God so loved the world. The perfect gift is that he gave his only Son. The only requirement is to believe in him. The reward of faith is that you shall have everlasting life.”

“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.” – Luke 2:14