Today is Christmas. I find myself pondering the significance of what Christmas represents. Today we celebrate Jesus.

What strikes me is that God entered into humanity as our savior because we needed Him. The Gospel of John resonates in my heart. “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth” ( John 1:14 ).

Jesus is called the Word of God ( Revelation 19:13 ). Not only is this His name and title but it is His function. The Word spoke the universe into existence ( Genesis 1, John 1:3 ). The Word holds the universe in place ( Hebrews 1:3 ). The Word was prophesied over 1,200 years before those prophecies took the form of a seed and the Word was God was born into the flesh dwelling among mankind ( John 1:14 ).

I spent a weekend recently making a wall hanging for my office. I spent time thinking about the verse I would love to see each day while working. As I pondered and searched for the perfect one, this verse held it’s place at the top of my short list, “On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS” ( Revelation 19:16 ). I figured this embodies the perspective I need each and every day of my life, Jesus is King and Jesus is Lord, the rest is details!

As I worked to paint, stencil and freehand this design I found myself reflecting on Jesus. Being Christmas time I was thinking about His birth. Jesus was born to normal everyday people in humble circumstances. The world didn’t make room for Him were they dwelled so He was born among animals in a stable.