The service was lessons and carols – a very traditional Christmas Eve service. When I was pondering what to preach this year the thing that struck my mind was how much these texts talked about the reign of God. How his reign is eternal. How he will reign is righteousness and justice. How he will bring peace. If we think about the reality before the incarnation – that we were under the reign of The Devil, The World and our sinful natures – and the reality after. Christmas, the incarnation, is the regime change of God. He came to give us victory over those great enemies and peace with our Creator.

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