~He created.

Genesis 1:1-3, “And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light.”

~He cried.

Luke 2:11-12, “Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”

~He was crucified.

Luke 23:33-34, “When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him there, along with the criminals – one on his right, the other on his left. Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.’ And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.”

HE CREATED

In the beginning, there was silence—a silence that stretched over the vast emptiness, formless and void. Then, out of that silence came a voice, rich and resonant, breaking the stillness with a single command: “Let there be light.” And light burst forth, flooding the darkness, painting creation with its first brushstrokes. That voice spoke again and again through resonant rippling, calling stars to shine, oceans to surge, and life to spring forth in all its beauty and diversity. Each word was a masterpiece, a deliberate act of love shaping the universe.

God’s voice carried power, but it also carried intimacy. When He formed humanity, He didn’t just speak; He breathed. Yet even then, His voice continued to echo through the hearts of His creation, a melody inviting them into communion with Him.

One sound changed everything.

HE CRIED

Generations passed, and the world longed to hear that voice again. Oppression, war, and hopelessness overwhelmed fragile hearts. Then, one night, under the canopy of stars, the voice returned—not in thunder or flame, but in the fragile cry of a newborn. Jesus, the Word made flesh, had come.

His first cry pierced the quiet of the manger, announcing His arrival not to kings or empires but to shepherds and humble hearts. The sound of heaven lying in a manger. Heaven leaned close as the Creator entered His creation, and the voice that spoke the world into existence now spoke in the vulnerable tones of an infant, signaling hope and redemption. Darkness trembled and armies amassed at the break of the infant’s war cry. Heaven declared: The King has arrived!

One sound changed everything.

HE WAS CRUCIFIED

As Jesus grew, His voice healed, taught, delivered, conquered, commanded, forgave, and loved. But His ultimate mission would be fulfilled not in the sound of His teaching but in the silence of His suffering.

On a hill called Golgotha, the voice that had once cried in the manger was now silent, replaced by the chilling rhythm of hammers driving nails into wood. Each strike echoed through eternity, a horrific sound that continues to ripple into the far reaches of God’s creation. The nails that pinned Him to the cross signified humanity’s sin and God’s unyielding love.

The devil’s army salivated at the wounded Christ. When all hope seemed lost, Jesus declared, “It is finished.” The power of His voice, again, shattered the barrier between heaven and earth. The ground trembled, the veil in the temple tore, and death itself began to unravel. What seemed like defeat to the world was, in truth, a victory. The rhythmic sounds of those hammers proclaimed that sin had been conquered and death had lost its sting.

One sound changed everything.

And so, from the first word of creation to the final cry on the cross, God’s voice has spoken a singular message: love. It’s a voice that calls, comforts, and redeems. It’s a voice that invites us to listen, to respond, and to live in the fullness of His grace…EVEN TODAY…FOR HE IS ALIVE.

May you find God’s greatest gift this Christmas: love. You won’t find it under a tree; rather, love is the man who hung on one.

Merry Christmas.

Christian Armetta

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