One of my favorite passages that speaks of Christmas isn’t normally thought of as a Christmas passage.

Take a look at John 1:1:

This pretty much sums up what John has to say about the birth of Christ. He doesn’t go into detail like Matthew and Luke do concerning the birth of Jesus as a human being.

John simply says that Jesus was there at the beginning, and is one and the same as God, which he reiterates several times throughout his Gospel.

A few verses after our passage for this week, he gives one final detail about the birth of Christ. He says,

The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.

In my opinion, John does an excellent job summarizing God’s mission to save us. Jesus is God. God came.

And that gives us plenty of reason to celebrate the season.

Merry Christmas!

What is your favorite Christmas passage? You can leave your thoughts in the comments section below.