If there was no Christmas, there would be no hope for us. At His first coming, Jesus took our place so we can be with Him for eternity. At His second coming, Jesus will take us to a place where we can be with Him for eternity. Right now, it is easy to lose hope when we lose a loved one, lose a job, lose control, lose our health or lose our way, but a joy-filled, peace-filled hope is ours if we believe. We are promised Jesus will be with us in time of need, give to us all that we need, and one day put an end to our needs. Until then, we wait. But, because of Christmas, we wait in an abounding hope that the best is yet to come.
