Four thousand years had passed since God promised to our first parents that a Redeemer should come to free the world from the curse that had fallen upon it when Adam was disobedient to the Divine command. Prophets and kings had desired to see the day when that promise should be fulfilled, but had not seen it. The whole world had long expected the day of Redemption. God always is slow in His best gifts. Hence learn to be patient. He will surely come and bless you in His own good time.

All the world was at peace at the moment when Christ was born. The angry passions of men were hushed, as if in compliment to the Prince of Peace. He never comes where strife and confusion prevail. If I desire that He should come into my heart today, I must resolve to subdue my evil passions, and the self-will that dares to do battle against the will of God.

But when the gift came at last, it was worthy of the Divine generosity. It was a gift of infinite value, given to all and each of the sons of men. It was a gift in which God gave Himself to be wholly ours. That little Infant in the cradle, before whom I kneel today, is the Omnipotent God, loving me with an immeasurable love, my King, my Lord, my Redeemer, my best Friend, the Divine lover of my soul. O, would that I loved Him more!