As Christmas approaches we picture a nativity. Baby Jesus is in the center and the others are standing around him. Mary and Joseph, the shepherds and if you’re historically incorrect, the wise men are there too. There’s a cow, a donkey and even sometimes a chicken. The center of the nativity is the person of Jesus. The question that’s asked is, Who is this child? What’s he come to do? We have the answer in Luke 2. The angels tell us. He is the Christ of Christmas. Jesus is Lord. We are a contrarian people. We don’t like anyone lording it over us. We are independent but we still need a King over our heart. How many times have you said to yourself, “I cannot believe I just said that!”? We are aware of the weaknesses in our hearts. In Jesus we have the One who comes for our soul; Jesus is a gift for us. Jesus is the One we can entrust our hearts to. Jesus is our g...