Abbey Christmas: Love (Introduction)

Love - Matthew Best

The story of the world is a love story. It’s a tale about the Creator and his love for His created. And smack dab in the middle of that story we see the Creator’s love wrapped up in human form and enter the world as a baby. This is the Christmas story.

While it is easy for most of us to acknowledge that love is the central theme in this scene, it’s typically difficult for us to define what love really is. Our finite minds and our life experiences make it hard for us to fully grasp the power of God’s love. It’s also hard for us to figure out how to display that love toward others. 

We’re going to spend the next several days delving deeper into this love of God. And the Christmas story is a great place to start that exploration because there are so many characters, so many moving parts, and so many things that God lines up perfectly to make sure that His love enters the world and that our lives could be changed forever. And because love is dynamic and not just some one-way transaction, we’ll see how all the parts fit together as everybody did a little giving and receiving during the first holiday season.