John: 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was made.
4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men. 14 states 14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
The angels announced His birth and peace has been offered from God to all who wish it. No longer to be enemies of God but to counted as His children. To be saved by His grace and made holy before Him. To be free from our sins and have no guilt from our past.
This time of year we remember and celebrate the bird of Jesus Christ, our Lord and savior. We understand that upon His birth, our salvation through grace had come into the world. This will lead to our forgiveness from God of our sins.
Jesus is the only way to be forgiven and saved. He is our sacrifice for the sins we have committed before the Lord. He is our only path to heaven as provided by our Father in heaven. Just as Isaac was about to be sacrificed, God stopped Abraham and provided a different sacrifice. The Lord God has provided us with a sacrifice for our sins through His Son.
We don’t have to go before a priest to be forgiven, nor do we have to perform any certain rite. All that is required is that we accept Him, confess our sins before the Lord and believe. Remember the thief on the cross, he only had to ask and Jesus saved Him because of his calling out to Him.
Don’t let man’s traditions or rituals prevent from receiving this great gift from God.
Romans 10: For "whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved
There is no other requirement. But being saved is only part of what we should do in our lives. Just as God did a new thing, in producing His Son in the world, to save us, we should be as His Son in our new life.
Everyone loves Christmas and the good feelings that go along with it. The way each person has a little more patience we each other, a little more joy in our hearts. This feeling and this mind set doesn’t have to stop with Christmas, we can, through the Holy Spirit, keep this holiness all year.
As we think on this holiday and its meaning, don’t forget the commandment from the Lord, to love others as we do ourselves. To love as Jesus did and demonstrated to everyone. He saved, and blessed all while they were still sinners.
This season of great joy and reverence to God, good will toward others is what God showed to us through the birth of Jesus. God has offered reconciliation with Him. He has bestowed His love for us through Christ. Be blessed this season, share your blessings of peace and happiness with all you meet and encounter.
Show the reverence of our God. Let’s not be holy just in church, but every waking hour of our life. After all, we didn’t so well in our lives before we were saved and cleansed.
We are the children of the living God, and there is no other but Him. Isaiah 45:5 I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God besides Me. I will gird you, though you have not known Me,
Jesus is the only way to heaven, as it is written, no one comes to the Lord God except through Him. Amen!