Christmas? What's That?

Christmas? What's That?, a photo by pdw's atelier on Flickr.

What Christmas is Actually About
One day in the synagogue in Nazareth, as was the custom, the time had come for Jesus to read. He walked to the front of the synagogue, opened up the scroll, and began to read from Isaiah: " 'The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord' " (Luke 4:18-19).

When He had finished, He sat down and said, "Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing" (verse 21). In no uncertain terms He had declared Himself to be the Messiah! He alone would fulfill a prophesied mission which no other person could accomplish. He alone would provide a way out from our hopeless spiritual condition. His public ministry had begun!