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 Every
year, automotive enthusiasts celebrate a long list of rare barn
finds that shocks the auction world. Old corvettes, mustangs, muscle
cars of all kinds are discovered, restored, and become the talk of
car shows. One of my favorite stories was a very rare 1964 Shelby
Cobra Daytona, discovered in a dusty old barn owned by an
unsuspecting Donna O’Hara. It was one of seven cars that competed in
the Le Mans, lapped Ferrari, and set several speed records. The car
is valued at a staggering $4,000,000.
Imagine finding a rare treasure just lying around some old barn?
Christmas is about revisiting another rare barn discovery that
happened 2000 years ago; the birth of Jesus Christ. Every year,
nearly the entire world will stop what’s it’s doing and celebrate
Christmas. It is amazing to me that an event that happened nearly
2000 years ago could still cause traffic jams today. For many in
this world, they’d love to see Jesus just forgotten. Many experts
have said this “Jesus thing” should have gone away years ago…but it
didn’t. They just can’t seem to explain it but this story isn’t
going away, it’s actually picking up ground.
The birth of Jesus is the centerpiece of our history. Even our
calendar is dated from the reference point of Jesus Christ. God
split history with the event of Christmas. BTW, Jesus’ birth was not
the miracle. He was born just like every other baby. The miracle was
his that conception; “Born of a virgin” (Isaiah 7:14). A virgin
becoming pregnant is pretty miraculous in its own way. Add to that
this was foretold 700 years before it happened? Wow! How do you
explain that?
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When Buddy the Elf hears Santa is coming to his
store, his excitement explodes, and he starts screaming and
celebrating. Then he says most excitedly, “I know him!” I love that
scene. It brings us to the most important question for your
Christmas…do you know Jesus? To fully appreciate Christmas; you have
to believe in miracles.
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