There is hope for everyone. On that first Christmas night, hope eclipsed despair. Christians celebrate a gift far more precious than all the things money can buy.
In Matthew, Joseph is given two names for Mary’s baby. The first name for the boy is Jesus, which means God saves, “for he will save his people from their sins” (Matthew 1:21). The second name is in reference to Isaiah 7:14, “they shall call his name Immanuel.” Immanuel means “God with us” (Matthew 1:23). God kept a promise. God took on human flesh so that he might become one of us-a human being. Jesus is God with us.
Paul describes Jesus Christ as “our hope” (1 Timothy 1:1) and “the blessed hope” (Titus 2:13). Jesus is our hope. He is the hope of the world. We have hope because Jesus forgives us and transforms us into his likeness.
Jesus is God and man. He came to save or rescue people from their sins through his death and resurrection. Anyone who turns to Christ and trusts in his cross work will be forgiven.
The reason we celebrate Christmas is Jesus. Jesus is our hope.