What A Wonderful Son!

The Gospel of Matthew begins by calling Christ the “son of David” and the “son of Abraham.” Both David and Abraham had very special sons, but they were disappointments. The true son of Abraham was not Isaac, but Jesus; the true son of David was not Absalom, or Solomon, but Jesus. This is the son who is not a disappointment. Fathers failed, and their sons failed also, except this Son. He came to lift the family of man to a new level. Jesus never needed to go to a psychologist or a counselor; he was never at the end of his tether. Jesus was never fed-up, never had a nervous breakdown, never suffered a trauma, never had a burn‑out. Jesus never had to apologize, never confessed any sin, or needed to repent. He met every situation with absolute poise and perfect reaction. What a Son to be proud of! We can hang on to him. He became a Son “for us.” Because he lived like that, we can live! We do not just get by, scrape through, rowing hard, struggling all the way: but we voyage under a full sail. With a Son like that, we can face the music even when we do not like the tune. Jesus says: “Because I live, you will live also.” Jesus is coming back “for us.” Christ Jesus has never resigned from the human family; He is forever the Son of Man, born and bred here from infancy. He is due to come home anytime now – back to where he was born. What a homecoming! He loves this family of man, his own family. He wants to be with us, and wants to come back to where he belongs, to the world of men and women.

The family get-together at Christmas is a wonderful time, but it is only a picture of what is to come. When Jesus the Son comes home, what a reunion that will be! What feasting, what joy! Nobody who belongs there will be missing. Every born-again child of God will meet the Son of all sons, face to face. The celebrations will go on forever. So many have forgotten about all this. They know that the Son of Man came to earth: but think that he disappeared into the blue long ago. Christmas just keeps his memory alive. People read the Bible about Jesus and what he was like: but forget that he is coming back. He is coming for you!