Glorifying God can be simply understood as the attributes of God put on display. When God’s attributes are displayed, God is glorified. When something like unlimited power, infinite wisdom, or perfect love is displayed, it is a spectacular thing to behold!
The angels made it clear that God was glorified when Jesus was born. There was something about the birth of Jesus that made a huge display of God’s attributes: majesty, power, and perfection. God’s perfect love was put on display in the highest form possible.
God’s love, as it is displayed in the person of Jesus Christ, is utterly unique. Jesus is infinitely valuable and we are totally undeserving. God gave everything for us and we deserved nothing. By sending Jesus, God displayed a depth of love that is vast beyond measure.
Both the stable and the cross were God’s will and God’s plan. God’s plan was to satisfy His wrath against our sins and clear His holy Name through the punishment of His own son, Jesus. But…. here is what blows me away in this passage: Jesus did not make the ultimate sacrifice and give His life for perfect, warm, lovable, deserving people. Jesus came and gave His life for those who were totally unrighteous, undeserving, and unlovable. In a word, Jesus gave His life for His enemies.
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Mark Stafford
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