Think what a changed world it has become because Jesus was born at Bethlehem.
I. Remember that the Christian change of the world's history is a fact. The influx through Christ of a new power into the life of humanity is a known fact of experience, as certain as the battle of Gettysburg, or the dawn of day.
II. In Christianity we breathe a different air. Humanity has crossed a boundary line. Up to Bethlehem, bleak and cold down from Bethlehem, another and a happier time.
III. Jesus has been to the world (1) a new revelation of God, (2) a new revelation of man.
N. Smyth, Contemporary Pulpit,vol. viii., p. 362.
References: Luke 2:21. Preacher's Monthly,vol. vi., p. 24; Clergyman's Magazine,vol. ii., p. 12; vol. iv., p. 88; J. M. Neale, Sermons for Children,p. 48. Luke 2:21-35. W. Hanna, Our Lord's Life on Earth,p. 10.