Christmas Reversals: Insiders Become Outsiders

Takeaway: At Christmas time, people often domesticate Jesus to being merely a cute baby in a manger. The problem is that this baby, from his birth, was destined to bring division and cause many to fall. Many in Israel at that time considered themselves "insiders" with God. They were his people and they believed in a coming Messiah. Yet, to these very people, Jesus's coming brought about a great reversal: the insiders became outsiders. Why is it that the insiders became outsiders? What did they miss, and how are you susceptible to the very same things? Simeon shows us what a true insider looks like. What must you do to not be like the insiders who fell away?