10/23/2026
October 23, 2026
Verse: There is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:11
Devotion: Jesus was born!
He lived out His thirty-three years in this world. He was the unique God-man. As God, He walked on water, calmed the storm, healed the sick, and rose from the dead. As man, He got thirsty and tired; He felt sorrow and pain.
Jesus did not cling to the brightness of His glory, nor did He shun us from our sinful condition. Instead, He humbled Himself to become a servant and to clothe Himself in flesh. That's why Jesus understands every emotion, temptation, and pain we experience.
And Jesus came not as a full-grown man, but as a helpless, tiny seed planted in the womb of a young Jewish virgin. Later, Jesus was born, not in a clean and sterile hospital, but in the dung and filth of a Bethlehem stable. This is amazing condescension: in Jesus, God Himself took on the garment of human flesh.
Code Word: UNIQUE
That is Christ. He was not God and man. He was the one and only, unique, God-man. There has never been anyone like Him.
Prayer: Lord, nothing I could face today is foreign to You. Lead me. In Jesus' name, amen.
-The Believer’s Code, O.S. Hawkins