I’ve often wondered why we tend to celebrate Christmas as a much bigger deal in our church culture than Resurrection Day. Isn’t the resurrection, our Savior’s ultimate victory over sin and death, a bigger story than Jesus’ birth? That isn’t to say that both aren’t life-changing celebrations. I also think about the fact that we’re hardened to certain miracles. There are things in scripture that we can take for granted and it’s basically impossible to put ourselves in the shoes of those who experienced the miracles live and in person. How shocking and unreal the miracles must have seemed. There are a variety of reasons why Christmas is bigger than Easter, but the biggest explanation might be found in Luke 1:35. Read Luke 1:35 The angel Gabriel appeared to Mary and explained that the Messiah was coming. She didn’t understand how she would become pregnant. The answer: Almighty God was going to do something mighty. The incarnation, God in flesh, is a powerful miracle. DECEMBER 1 9 And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God. LUKE 1 :35 “
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