A Baby Changes Everything

"But the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call Him Jesus"- Luke 1:30-31 (NIV).

If there was a heavenly newspaper, I could just imagine the citizens and angels reading the headlines: A Baby Changes Everything! Faith Hill sings a song by that same title. Here's the last stanza: "My whole life has turned around, I was lost, but now I'm found. A baby changes everything, yeah, a baby changes everything." Why would God send His Son? Paul Harvey offered the best "parable" called: The Man and the Birds. Here's the link if you've never heard it:

http://www.everydaychristian.com/blogs/post/christmas_classics_the_man_and_the_birds_by_paul_harvey/

Here is the crescendo of the story of the man trying to save helpless birds, a man with little understanding of why God would send His Son: “If only I could be a bird,” he thought to himself, “and mingle with them and speak their language. Then I could tell them not to be afraid. Then I could show them the way to safe, warm…to the safe warm barn. But I would have to be one of them so they could see, and hear and understand.” And then the church bells rang. That Baby did change everything; He changed our whole lives around; we were lost, but now we're found. We thank God for His indescribable Gift: the birth of His Son, Jesus.