Good Words for Today: December 18

The Nicene Creed explains Christmas this way: “He came down for us and for our salvation.” Every part of that sentence matters.

Christmas is personal: “He” came down. Christmas is purposeful: He “came” down. Christmas is descending: He came “down.” Christmas is relational: “For us.” Christmas is redemptive: “For our salvation.”

December 18, 2025