I hope that all are enjoying the celebration of the Lord Jesus' birth. May God grant to all of you a joyous time with family and friends. I want to take a short time now to comment on what Christmas is from the message that my pastor spoke today.
There are some that say that Jesus, who is called the Christ, is the reason for the season. Yet I disagree with such a statement as enlightened by my pastor. The reason for Christmas is, "She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins" (Matthew 1:21). Did you catch that? " In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men.
The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it" (John 1:4-5). Jesus wasn't really the reason for the season.
Though we celebrate it in remembrance of His birth, the original purpose of Christ birth was so that He could come and take away our sins some years later on the cross. The reason we have the season to celebrate is because of the sin within ourselves that brought Him here. If we needed not redemption His birth would have never come. So even though this should be a time of celebrating God's greatest gift, it should also be a remembrance of why such a gift was made. God bless you all and may Christ Spirit dwell in you richly.
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