The greatest journey of all time is the one Jesus took from deity to humanity. We read in Philippians 2:6-8, “Who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.”

Let that sink in for a moment. Jesus was fully God—100% God. He was all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-present. He is the Creator of the universe, sustaining everything by His will. He has no limitations, no boundaries, no weaknesses. Yet, He chose to step out of eternity, leave the perfection of heaven, and become fully human. He took on a human body, with organs, a heart, a brain—everything we have. He felt joy, pain, exhaustion, and hunger. He experienced life just like we do.

But here’s the miracle: Even though He became fully human, He was still fully God. He was not half God and half man, but 100% both, simultaneously. This is the mystery of the incarnation—Jesus was completely divine and completely human at the same time. This union of deity and humanity is something no other person has ever experienced.

Why did He do this? To be our Savior. Imagine this: If one perfect human could somehow be found, maybe that person could die for one other person. But for all of humanity? For the sins of everyone who has ever lived? That’s impossible—unless you combine humanity with the infinite nature of God. Only a perfect man, with the fullness of God’s power and nature, could pay the price for all of humanity. And that’s exactly what Jesus did. He bridged the gap between God and man, allowing His death on the cross to cover the sins of the whole world.

The Christmas story is more than just a sweet, sentimental tale about a baby in a manger. It’s a story of journeys. We think of Mary and Joseph’s journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem, the angels’ journey from heaven to earth, and the shepherds’ journey from the fields to the village. And of course, the wise men’s journey from afar to the place where the Savior was born.

But the greatest journey of all was the journey of the Son of God. From heaven to earth, from eternity to time, from spirit to body, from deity to humanity—Jesus journeyed further than we can imagine, all for us. This wasn’t just about the human side of Christmas—about gifts, decorations, or family gatherings—though all those things are wonderful. Christmas is about God’s side of the story. It’s about how “God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16).

Jesus didn’t just come to earth to be born in a stable. He came to live among us, to suffer for us, to die for us, and to rise again for us. His journey didn’t end at Bethlehem; it took Him to the cross, to the empty tomb, and into heaven. And one day, that same journey will bring Him back again.

Jesus came this far for you. The question is, how far are you willing to go for Him? We all get busy, don’t we? But let’s be thankful Jesus wasn’t too busy for us. He wasn’t too busy to leave heaven, to enter time, to become flesh, to live as a man, and to die for our sins. He wasn’t too busy for us, and He’s asking us to not be too busy for Him.