Chaplin's Christmas Message

A Baby Changes Everything

A man and a woman marry and start a life together. They’re young and immature, and understandably, are fairly self-centered in their lifestyle.

And then a baby comes along and changes everything. Nothing makes you grow up quicker – nothing changes your priorities more – than a newborn baby:

• Your sleep schedule changes.
• Your social life pauses indefinitely.
• Your love life changes.
• Your house isn’t as quiet; it also smells different.
• Your money vanishes.
• You must humble yourself to degrading tasks.

A baby changes everything, so you make changes as necessary, and, indeed, the baby does need changing every time you turn around.

You think you’re changing them, but really, they’re changing you.

And every stage of their lives includes fascinating changes, and they’re all special needs / high maintenance in ever-changing ways.

And all this started on a night we can’t remember from decades ago. A baby changes everything.

Now, these statements are real, though tongue-in-cheek. But what difference has the birth of Jesus made in history?

His birth and life were exceptionally simple, but in His short life, Jesus Christ is the most life-changing person who ever lived. In all of human history, no one has made the difference Jesus made and continues to make.

Without a doubt, nothing compares to how this baby changed everything. Whether you’re a Christ-follower or not, Jesus changes and benefits your life.

Isaiah 9:6 – For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given … and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Merry Christmas, everybody!