The Hope of Christmas

Christmas proclaims a hope that is not wishful thinking but an anchor for our souls. As 1 Peter 1:20–21 reminds us, Jesus was not God’s backup plan. Before the foundation of the world, God purposed to send His Son, knowing humanity would rebel. That is staggering love.

This hope was long anticipated, revealed in Christ, and fulfilled through His death and resurrection. Christmas without Easter is incomplete—the resurrection confirms that the Father accepted Christ’s sacrifice. And when life is hard, our hope is not found in ideal circumstances but in a Person: Jesus, who came, who died, who rose, and who is coming again. Advent presses the question: Is Christ truly our anchor, or have we placed our hope in lesser things?