His Tree, My Tree

Every year at Christmastime, the world looks back two thousand years to the birth of a baby. But for more than four thousand years, people living on the other side of that birth looked forward to the same event. The birth of Jesus Christ was no accident. It was not the result of chance but of choice. “So what?” you ask. Long before we were born, God was overseeing our future as well. We didn’t choose our ancestors; God did.

God designates our identity, as he did with Jesus, so that we might fit into his plan for the world. In other words, you can know just by your birth and unique identity that God has a special plan for your life. The next time your world seems to be spinning out of control and you wonder if someone has their hand on the throttle of the train, just read the first verse of the first chapter of the first book of the New Testament. You’ll be reminded that Jesus’s tree is your tree and that God is in control.