HAROLD: Can you imagine being a there the day he shows up? If he doesn't mask his glory?
ALVIN: No.
HAROLD: Waking up, looking out your window to see this giant eyeball looking at you? The eye of God!
ALVIN: He’s going to send every one of ‘em into cardiac arrest. When they get a load of his holiness they’re just gonna keel over by the millions!
HAROLD: We should get seats.

These are a few lines from "Imagine Christmas" a Christmas musical we are going to be doing at my church on Christmas Eve. As I read these words for the first time I almost shouted "THAT'S RIGHT!" If we truly got a glimpse of God's holiness we would keel over.

Christmas is such an awesome time of year and at this point in my life it my favorite holiday. Easter is a great celebration of Christ's death, burial, and resurrection and at times I think I can maybe, possibly, partially, kind of wrap my mind around the idea of a grown man sacrificing himself for others. Yes, that grown man is God incarnate and yes, the sacrifice was for the forgiveness of sins for all of mankind. Even still, it is somewhat comprehendibleto me. Christmas, however, leaves me 100% at a loss for words. Get this. God, who created all things; "All things came into being by Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being" (John 1: 3) and is not confined to size and shape, "Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens" (Isaiah 40:12) this God, our God, THE God came down to the earth. He went through the birthing process, potty training, learning to walk and talk and his voice cracked when he went through puberty. He created the stars, sun, moon and planets. He created them out of nothing.
He became a baby that was totally helpless and dependant upon a young mother and carpenter father. That is why I love Christmas. Because I can't explain it or even begin to wrap my mind around it.

The title of our Christmas Eve service is "Imagine Christmas". Go ahead try to imagine it. I dare you.

Peace