Jesus came into the world to save all kinds of people: rich or poor, black or white, educated or illiterate, sophisticated or ordinary - or anyone in between.

Only two groups of people gathered at God’s invitation to pay Him homage when He was born. One was the shepherds - lowly, at the bottom of the social ladder, uneducated, unsophisticated. The other was the wise men - intellectuals, from another race and country, wealthy, respected. The two groups could hardly have been more different.

God brought both groups to Bethlehem - one by an angelic announcement, one by the appearance of a miraculous star. And by bringing both, God was telling us that Jesus is the Savior for everyone. Every person stands in need of His forgiveness and new life - and every person can know it, if he or she only repents and makes that journey to the Christ of Christmas.

No matter who you are in the eyes of others, you need Christ. And no matter what you have done, He loves you and stands ready to welcome you.

HOPE FOR TODAY:

In the act of Communion, we partake of the bread and drink of the cup symbolizing the broken body and shed blood that save us all.



(This Daily Devotional is from Billy Graham's “HOPE FOR EACH DAY”)