Rejoice for today is a day of great rejoicing. A day of celebration, and of exaltation in joyful proclamation of our savior! Born of a virgin 2000 years ago, a savior who came into this world to seek those who were sick; a savior who never raised his hand in anger yet defeated the rulers of this world; a savior who sought after those who wanted nothing to do with Him, those who’d rather run from Him then walk with Him. Yet we do not rejoice for the birth of merely a savior. No, we rejoice for the birth of our elder brother. The brother who loved us so much that He was willing to take our Father’s wrath upon Himself, for us. A brother that for our benefit, and the glory of God, lived the perfect life we could not live and set His face to the one place where our adoption would be sealed.

We rejoice because our brother came seeking after us so we could know the Father. We rejoice because we have been adopted as sons and daughters into the royal family. So no matter how good, or bad our day of celebration may seem to be, rejoice for you have been adopted!