The news of a Saviour was announced to the shepherds and there was an outburst of praise: “And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!” (Luke 2:13–14). But there’s a problem. The ‘peace’ the angels sing about, is only available to those ‘with whom God is pleased’.

Could you imagine covering yourself up in wrapping paper and giving yourself to someone as a gift? “Here’s your present—it’s me! I’ve searched the shops for the perfect gift—and I’ve concluded the perfect gift is me!” This is exactly what God did.