Amazing Facts About Christmas - 4. Good Came To The Rescue

Hello and welcome to this Van Life Christmas Devotion. Here’s another amazing Christmas fact: Beneath the beauty of the story — the lights, the carols, the manger scene is the truth that Jesus came to save the world.

The angel said it plainly to the shepherds, “Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord” (Luke 2:11 NIV). Not a teacher. Not a general. Not a president. A Savior. That word tells us something honest about ourselves — that we needed saving. Not just from hardship or oppression, but from sin, brokenness, and separation from God.

What is striking is how God chose to save the world. Not through force but through humility. The Savior came as a baby, dependent, vulnerable, laying in a feeding trough. From the beginning, Jesus stepped fully into our human story — our weakness, our pain, our limits — so He could redeem us.

Christmas reminds us that God did not wait for the world to become worthy. The Bible says, “While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8 NIV).

And this salvation is not small or selective. The Bible says, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son” (John 3:16 NIV).  Every nation. Every generation. Every broken heart. Christmas declares that no one is beyond God’s reach, no life too messy, no past too heavy.

As you celebrate Christmas, remember: the manger points to the cross, and the cross leads to the empty tomb. The child born in Bethlehem came with a mission — to save the world, and to invite you into new life with God. If you want to accept this invitation into a new life with God, please pray this prayer: “Father God in heaven. I admit that I am a sinner needing to be saved. Thank you for sending Jesus to be my saviour. I want to follow You. Amen”. Praise God! You are saved. I encourage you to find a church. Have a wonderful Christmas.