Why Christmas Is Infinitely Precious

Christmas Eve is often marked by stillness. Lights are dimmed. Songs are sung. Families gather. But beneath the traditions and quiet cheer, there lies a wonder so immense, so earth-shaking, that to truly grasp it, one must first be still.

“Be still, and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10

That command is not simply an invitation to rest. It’s a call to awe to stop and let the staggering reality of Christmas sink in. And what is that reality? It is this the infinite, eternal, holy Creator of the universe outside of time, space, and matter stepped into our world as one of us. And not only to dwell among us, but to be condemned in our place.

This is the heartbeat of Christmas. This is why it is so infinitely precious.

God Sent God

Before anything else existed before light, planets, or galaxies there was God. Not an impersonal force. Not an abstract “it.” But a personal, triune Being: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. He alone is the origin of all things. As He told Moses, “I am who I am” (Exodus 3:14). Self-existent. Dependent on nothing. Creator of all.

This eternal God did not remain distant. As Hebrews 1:1–2 declares, though He spoke through prophets in ages past, He has now spoken through His Son. And that Son, the Word of God coequal with the Father, perfect in glory and essence became flesh (John 1:1, 14).

God sent God. The Father sent the Son. This is the miracle of Christmas: that the eternal Word stepped into time, wrapped Himself in frail humanity, and walked among us.

“When the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law.” Galatians 4:4

But why?

He Was Born to Die

Romans 8:3 gives us the answer “God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh.”

This is Christmas. God sent His Son in real human flesh, yet without sin to take on our condemnation. The law could reveal sin, but it could not remove its curse. Only Christ, the sinless one, could bear that judgment in our place.

The one person in the history of the world who did not deserve to be condemned was condemned for us.

As Galatians 3:13 says, “Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us.” That is what makes Christmas breathtaking. Not just that God came near, but that He came to save. He came to bear the penalty we deserved. He came to love the unlovable.

The Weight of Glory

How does this feel?

It feels like standing on a gallows, the noose around your neck, when suddenly the King’s Son steps forward, removes the rope, places it on Himself, and says, “I love you.” Then He dies in your place.

It feels like flailing in the icy Atlantic, refused entry into a lifeboat because there’s no more room until the wealthiest man aboard dives into the dark and pulls you in, giving up his place, his warmth, and his life. As you float away, safe, he looks at you and says, “I love you.”

It feels like standing in a courtroom, hopeless, with no defense. The verdict is guilty. The sentence is death. But as you're led away, the Judge the King’s Son follows, takes your chains, and whispers, “I love you. Go, and show the world what I’m like.”

This is what Christmas feels like. It’s the guilty walking free because the Innocent was condemned. It’s the helpless rescued by unthinkable love. It’s the condemned sinner given everlasting peace because God gave us Himself.

No Condemnation in Christ

John Piper, reflecting on this truth at the age of 75, spoke of his own sins thousands upon thousands. As he put it, “Any one of which is offensive enough against a holy God to plunge me into eternal ruin.” And yet, his hope and ours is this. “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus” (Romans 8:1).

That’s what makes Christmas precious.

Not the nostalgia. Not the lights or songs. Not even the sweet memories. But the eternal truth that God became man to be condemned in our place so that we might be free forever.

This is not just seasonal cheer. It’s eternal hope. If you come to Jesus this Christmas not just to admire a baby in a manger, but to bow before the crucified and risen Son all that God is for us in Him becomes yours.

No more condemnation. No more wrath. Only mercy, grace, and the promise that nothing not even death can separate you from His love.

So this Christmas, be still. Let it all sink in. God sent God. For you.

Come to Jesus. And let this be the Christmas that changes everything.

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