Is it possible that this joyous occasion that we call
Christmas is really about darkness. If
it was not for darkness, there would have been no need for the Father to send
the Son. Our sins place us in darkness. Because of our sin, we harm those around us .
. . and ourselves. Because of our sin we
are on a path of destruction that would take us into eternal separation from
God. That is a polite reference to hell.
We know this is true because the Bible tells us that the wages of sin is
death. Rom. 6:23.
Despite this depressing outlook, God gives us hope. Although the Christmas story is described in
the books of Matthew and Luke, the often quoted scripture from the Gospel of
John should not be overlooked. God has
given us an avenue that allows us to turn away from that path of
destruction. “For God so loved the world
that he gave his only son that whosoever believes in him will not perish but
have everlasting life.” Connecting the
Christmas story to the Gospel of John, we can look at Isaiah 7:14 which is quoted in Matthew and reads, the virgin shall
conceive and bear a son and they will call Him Immanuel, which means God is
with us.” Matt. 1:23. God sent his Son
on a rescue operation. He call us to
receive this gift that is eternal life through Jesus his son.
The Father sent this message to Joseph through an angel who
said “she will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus….
Joshua….Yeshua, which means the Lord saves because he will save people from
their sins,
So this Christmas will you reject him or receive him. Are you willing to receive the one who came
to save this world. John instructs us
that Jesus is the true light. He reminds
us that to all who received Him, to those who believed in His name, he gave the
right to become children of God. John 1:12.
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