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 Mark says nothing. Luke shares what has become our
traditional Christmas story. How about from the apostle John?
John’s story in the Gospel of John probably doesn’t look much like
the Christmas Story. This would not be the way we tell our children
about Christmas. We do NOT speak of Christmas in this way … YET.
I believe John’s Christmas story is from a heavenly perspective. It
says,
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the
Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all
things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The
light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the
world. He was in the world, and though the world was made through
him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his
own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who did receive
him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become
children of God— children born not of natural descent, nor of human
decision or a husband’s will, but born of God. The Word became
flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the
glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of
grace and truth.
John 1:1-5, 9-14
Christmas is about light. I think John’s account is EXACTLY how we
will be talking about Christmas in Heaven. It won’t be about when
Jesus was BORN. It will be discussed as the time Jesus LEFT heaven.
It will be about the time when Jesus was in Heaven, looked at the
darkness in the world, and said, “Alright, it’s go time!”
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It will be a story of relief and thankfulness. There
will be no more doubt or question. We won’t be focused on the
manger, the shepherds, even the virgin birth. Instead, it will be
discussed as the time when we lived in complete darkness with NO
hope. And our Rescuer, Jesus, came to bring hope and be the light
that we so desperately needed.
Merry Christmas!
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