Have you noticed that society has tried to demean the whole meaning of Christmas by excluding the One whom the day is all about? Christmas is the day of Jesus Christ's birth- the Son of GOD. The clue should be in the name of the day.
Christmas. Yet still people try X-out the
Christ out of Christmas thinking that they can separate Him-the King of Salvation- from the day of
His birth into the world through the virgin Mary. People forget about the One who bled and died on that lonely cross at Calvary. The One who orchestrated our salvation. (while we were yet sinners Christ died for us.) "He was rich yet became poor for our sakes." He left His Divinity, His throne in the Heavens, the praise and adoration of angels and the bosom of GOD the Father to come to this sin scarred world. The Creator came to die for us.
Now in all this commercialism and superficial gift-giving, we forget the
greatest Gift that was
ever given. -the Saviour, Jesus Christ. Christ is very Centre of civilization. He is the worlds' Saviour, the Universe's Creator, our just Maker, our Judge, the Potter moulding us, the Hands holding us. The One saving us, truly braver than us, the Heart loving us, the watchful Eyes above us.
He rules everything!
He is our awesome GOD, our divine Creator. The One who died for us. The King who died and rose again to save His people. He is he Author and Finisher of our Faith.
It's JESUS!
He is my eternal Superhero. He never dies. Noone can take His life from Him for
He laid it down
willingly and took it up again. And now He reigns in glory. Victorious He stands in Heaven, having defeated death and the grave forever. Trampled the devil under His feet. Bought our freedom with His own blood. He freed us from every kind of captivity and seated us in the Heavenly places. He died for sin once and for all. His dying breath brought
us LIFE. He did all of this before we of this generation was even born He has entered ino the Heavens and lives to intercede for us. Forever cleansing us from daily sin. He bridged the gap between finite man and
the infinite GOD. He is eternal. He is awesome. He is lovely. He is wonderful. He is LORD. And now waits to bring
our salvation into completion.
HE did all of that by Himself. Truly our GOD is an awesome GOD. As I heard a preacher say on premier radio, GOD as the baby Jesus nursed on His mother's breast whilst He was the One producing the milk in her body. Isn't that amazing? Breath, life, energy, strength.. they are al, provisions from our Almighty, loving heavenly Father. For He created all things. Each and every day is a mercy from Him. The sunlight is a blessing from Him. Every good and perfect gift comes from Him. (
James 1:17)
So He humbled Himself for
our sakes and although equal with the Father lived the life of a humble Servant of GOD. He did not use being equal to GOD to His advantage. He was rich. Meaning,
the world is His, since He created all things and by Him all things were made and consist. He is above all things, the Name above all names. He is our Creator. All the animals of the field are His. Psalm 50:10-12, Job 41:11, Psalm 24:1, Romans 11:35. Yet in Matthew He said
"Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head."
This Christmas lets remember the CHRIST behind Christmas. Wish a Happy Birthday to your Saviour and the One who set you free from the power of sin and death. Remember His sacrifice and His love. Thank GOD that my Redeemer lives.
