Breathe the Breath of God this Christmas

"And so she gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped Him in swaddling clothes and laid Him in a feeding trough, because there wasn’t room for them in the inn. Suddenly, an angel of the Lord stood beside them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified." (Luke 2:7).

It occurred to me that in a moment, Jesus entered the world and took his first breath. The God who breathed life into Adam took a breath. Later, in his life we read, "And when He had said this, He breathed on them and said to them, 'Receive the Holy Spirit'" (John 20:22). Today, as we celebrate his birth, let's thank God that the one who took his first breath as an infant, now gives us his breath through the Holy Spirit.