Daily Devotion

“The Son of God became a man, not to make people feel better, but so that they could truly become new people. Christmas is not just a heart-warming story, but a world-shaking announcement: the old life is passing away and the new creation has begun.”

C.S. Lewis · "Return to Nature"

Scripture

2 Corinthians 5:17 If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

Reflection

We often hope that faith will make our lives easier and our moods better, but we forget the true goal of the gospel. As C. S. Lewis reminded us, the Son of God became human not so that people could feel better, but so that people could truly become new people. Second Corinthians tells us that in Christ, old things have passed away and a new creation has begun. Christmas is not a warm background music, but the starting point for a life to be turned around - not to repair the old self, but to give a new life.