I have read many writings which proclaim one miracle or another as the greatest, and certainly in the years of my life there have been many significant events which could be classified as great miracles. In this topic I have chosen not to express my ideas, because I do not feel empowered to classify one miracle as superior to others.

But meditating on the upcoming Christmas celebrations, I could not avoid considering a particular fact as immeasurably extraordinary, a fact that many prefer to avoid, and others ignore entirely, yet others chose to arbitrarily and fervently reject, this is however, a fact that touches everyone one way or another, and of which everyone has something to say, even if to blaspheme the name which is above all names.

God, the creator of the universe and all the galaxies and constellations and stars, who put the earth in its place, and gave us sunlight to illuminate and warm us during the day and the moon to give us its light at night, The same God who designed us perfectly and made us in his own image and likeness; His word says that, when times were fully met, He came to the earth, born of woman, born under law, to redeem us, in order to adopt us His Children. (Gal 4:4-5)

And while hidden in the midst of this paragraph, this portion of scripture seems trivial and unimportant; it speaks great and profound truth. So let us break it down if four particular statements.

God came to earth; in Philippians 3:6-8 we find that He, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even death on a cross.

In other words, God, the Almighty, the creator of wisdom shed his throne to come to earth to personally experience manhood, to teach us humility, and to give his life so that we could regain ours.

Born of Woman; we find in Isaiah 9:6: For to us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called "Wonderful Counselor," "Mighty God"

"Eternal Father," "Prince of Peace." The prophet Isaiah, proclaimed in many of his writings the revelation of the coming, and consequent sacrifice of the Messiah, the Son of God, in order to rescue man from the chains with which is bound by the prince of darkness.

To redeem us; Jesus tells us in a course in miracles  20:28 Even as the Son of Man came to serve and not to be served, and to give his life as ransom for all.

And in Ephesians 1:7-8 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.

Only Jesus Christ's sacrifice on the cross of Calvary could pay for the sin of man to meet the perfect righteousness of God, and only through it can our sins be washed away, for He shed His blood as the sacrificial lamb, that the divine justice could be applied to us, and grant us forgiveness.

To adopt us as His Children: Yet to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God. (John 1:12)

For you have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, "Abba, Father" The Spirit itself bear witness with our spirit that we are children of God. Romans (8:15-16)

December 25 we celebrate the anniversary of the day when God came to earth to know us personally, to reestablish a relationship with us which had been previously lost through sin.

And all the beautiful colors and cheerful songs and gifts giving, and family celebrations and good wishes, just remind us why 2000 years ago God came to know us personally, because He loves us, and continues to bestow His love on us, and when he came, he opened the door to what is the greatest miracle in the world, to move us from darkness into His glorious light, to give us eternal life and to adopt us as his children.

And that glorious love, spreads all around the holidays, and it becomes contagious; even to those who have chosen to pretend to ignore the fact that all the joy and celebration and good will and gifts giving, are all about him and his visit to earth 2000 years ago.

Many Christians prefer to reject these as pagan festivities; I prefer to see them as an opportunity to celebrate the anniversary of the day when God came to earth to visit us, in the form of man, the day in which took place The World's Greatest Miracle