“Our faith is not based on theories, but in a story and its Hero.”
Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – December 9, 2025
But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. Galatians 4:4-5
I am a story person. From childhood, a good story has been like bread and butter to me, the essential stuff of life and goodness. But as I’ve grown older, I’ve come to believe that we are all of us, by God’s good design, story people. Stories are the sea we swim in, the way we perceive and understand reality. We are not merely thinking machines, but human beings with hearts that rise up and respond to a hero’s quest. I see this in my four-year-old son. Give him a lesson on courage, and it may or may not go in one ear and right out the other. But tell him a story about a courageous hero, and he begins to stand a little taller, to show a little more nobility in his duties as protector of his baby sister. We were made for stories, but that is because, ultimately, we were made for The Story of which Christmas is a climactic moment – the moment that the hero bursts upon the scene of despair just in time. In the fullness of time…
The verse for today’s reflection is one of my favourite Christmas verses. It reads like the beginning of a fairy tale, doesn’t it? “But when the fullness of time had come…” has a similarly inviting ring as “Once upon a time…” And there’s a perfectly good reason for that similarity. The story of Christmas, the Gospel story in its entirety, is the True Story to which all good fairy tales harken and which all good stories pay homage with echoes of God’s redemptive plan. What wonderful news it is that our faith is not based merely on theories or ideas, but on a story that unfolded in history, a story to which we are invited to participate! Make time to enter into the glorious Story this season, and take heart in remembering that, just as our Hero came in the fullness of time that first Christmas, He will come again… in the fullness of time.
Prayer
Thank you, Abba Father, that you sent your Son at the fullness of time to redeem your people. Your Gospel is the most wonderful story. Thank you for inviting me into it. Help me this season to remember all that you have done and to look forward to what you will do as the story continues. Amen.
Application
In the bustle of the holiday season, set aside time to simply ponder the story of Christmas. Let your childlike faith be refreshed in the wonder of it.
Related Reading
Micah 5:2; John 1:14; Matthew 1:23
Worship Resource
Danny Gokey: The Moment the Whole World Changed
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