A Christmas Carol, revisited

Although Charles Dickens did not claim Christianity that I'm aware, he did write quite the story of redemption in "A Christmas Carol". I'll assume you know the story and not attempt to address it here.  I do want to make mention of one quote I read once.  The setting is with the spirit of Christmas present, he has taken Scrooge to see his nephew's party.  Dickens then says they started playing a game called "forfeits".

But they didn’t devote the whole evening to music. After a while they played at forfeits; for it is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at at Christmas, when its mighty Founder was a child himself. 

That's what got my attention, "it's mighty Founder was a child himself".  Praise God!  How very true.  The prophet Isaiah had predicted it 700 years prior to His birth.

^uFor to us a child is born, 

to us ^va son is given; 

^wand the government shall be ^xupon¹ his shoulder, 

and his name shall be called² 

Wonderful ^yCounselor, ^zMighty God, 

^aEverlasting ^bFather, Prince of ^cPeace. 

⁷  Of the increase of his government and of peace 

^dthere will be no end, 

on the throne of David and over his kingdom, 

to establish it and to uphold it 

^ewith justice and with righteousness 

from this time forth and forevermore. 

^fThe zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this. 

It was the "zeal of the Lord" that made it happen.  This Jesus understands the human condition.  He was a child himself, that became the sacrifice for all of our sin. (2 Corinthians 5:21)

Now, two thousand years after the birth of Jesus, He makes it possible for us to have relationship with Him....sin free  (Romans 10:9-10).

May the wonder of the Good News be rich upon your heart this Christmas