I love Christmas. The lights, decorations, Christmas music, Christmas movies, (even some on the Hallmark Channel, church events) parties, Christmas food, and of course, no school. I love the true celebration of Christmas, the birth of Jesus. Although I know that Jesus may not have been born in December, Christians take the time to celebrate the birth of the Messiah. Jesus’s birth brought salvation to the world. When we see the events of the account of Jesus’s birth, we realize that we have put our faith into believing the impossible.
It started with Mary. I don’t worship Mary, but I do respect her because her faith in the impossible brought Jesus into the world. When the angel came to Mary and told her that she would have a child, Mary asked how it would happen because she was a virgin. The angel told her that the Holy Spirit would come over her. Then, the angel said that “For nothing is impossible with God.” (Luke 1:37; CSB) Mary believed the angel. Her faith allowed her to be a part of the greatest birth in history. She believed in the impossible.
Do you believe in the impossible? When the world around you falls apart, do you cry out to God, “Why?” I have. When people in your life let you down, do you wonder if you can trust anyone ever again? I have. When wars and natural disasters strike places all over the world that are out of your control, do you wonder how people can survive? I do. I have discovered in recent years that with faith in God, I can believe in the impossible that a horrible situation can turn a life into a great possibility.
I’m not sure of the reasons of all tragedies, but I do know that possibilities come when we trust in God. Mary trusted God. She knew people would judge her. Her fiancé didn’t understand until an angel came to him and explained the whole situation. He had to believe the impossible too. He had to trust that God impregnated Mary and not some other man. He had to trust God and Mary. Joseph believed the impossible.
We proclaim that we believe in the impossible, then when something does not go our way, we begin to cry out to God of how and why He could allow such a thing. Some people even give up on believing in God. Faith requires us to believe the impossible. Throughout the Bible, God asked His people to trust him and believe in the impossible and great things occurred and lives changed.
Abraham and Sarah believed in the impossibility of having a child. Moses believed in the impossibility of freeing the Israelites from Egypt. David believed in the impossibility of conquering the giant. Joseph believed in the impossibility of God rescuing him from Egypt. He then became the second highest leader in Egypt and saved the nation. Hannah believed in the impossibly of having a child. So many people who followed Jesus believed he could perform impossible miracles to make their lives whole. We have so many examples in the Bible of people trusting God with impossibilities.
With all the festivities of Christmas, let us take the time to remember that God wants us to believe the impossible. Jesus came to die for our sins. Some people struggle to understand the purpose of Jesus’s birth, so they minimize it to a good man who taught and did miracles. Jesus came to do so much more than teaching and doing miracles. He did the ultimate sacrifice of dying for our sins. Then, the true impossibility occurred. He came back to life. Jesus conquered death.
Mary discovered her journey may have been long and tedious. She endured chaos at the birth and death of Jesus, but she experienced his life on earth, and proclaimed his life after he left the earth. She believed and trusted God.
Believe the impossible that God can do in your life. Nothing is too big for God to handle. He wants the best for you, and He cares about your entire life. Trust God and let the impossible in your life become possible. Then, you will have a Merry (Mary) Christmas.
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