“Where is he who has been born king of the Jews?” Matthew 2:12

“Where are you, God?”  This might be one of the quintessential questions of the human condition.  We ask it in times of uncertainty and sadness.  We ask it in times where we need wisdom and assurance.  We ask it because we cannot see God face-to-face, or we cannot feel His presence.  

The Christmas story records this question too.  But the people asking it WOULD indeed see God face-to-face. It is a group of Magi—traditionally called Wise Men—traveling from another country and culture, asking where they can find the newborn king, so they can pay homage and present gifts to Him.  They literally wanted to know the place and time.  And they found Him, lying in a manger.  The Magi glimpsed the good news of the gospel—that God Himself would come to us in Jesus Christ from the heavenly places, giving up glory and experiencing the joys and sorrows of being human.  He came to save us, and it all started in an unlikely place.

Let’s be honest:  in the busyness of this season, it can be easy to lose sight of God.  It is possible to fill our calendars and to-do lists with so much that we might ask, “Where is God in all of this?”  

The answer is:  you can find God in the story of Christmas.   God so loved the world that He sent His one and only Son.  Born in Bethlehem, born in a manger.   When humanity was crying out to find God, God came to find us.  

Grace and peace,

David