The Christmas Message
If someone from another culture who didn’t know anything about Christmas asked you, what’s the meaning of Christmas, what would you tell them? The angels heralded the advent of the Son of God. If you know John 3:16, then you know the meaning of Christmas. God surrendered his only begotten son, For God so loved the world tha he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life.
At Christmas, we wonder what gifts we should give our loved ones. God so loved that he gave a gift. The greatest Christmas present is the presence of his Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. The angels declared, Joy to the World, the Lord is come. Good tidings of great joy was the message of the first Christmas announcement to the Shepherds by the angels on that Judean hillside.
Jesus came to give us peace: Peace on earth good will toward men. The prince of peace has come. Peace is the absolute end of all strife and contention between God and men. For their is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.
Jesus Christ is the perfect lamb of God who taketh away the sin of the world. For he who was without sin was made the perfect sacrifice for sin on our behalf that we may be made the righteousness of God in him.
Christmas is the announcement of great joy which shall be to all people, for unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour which is Christ the Lord. Joy to the world is not the absence of pain, rather Joy is the presence of the Lord.
Though we have lost loved ones this past year, we grieve not as others who have no hope. We have the hope of the resurrection and the hope of eternal life. Jesus was God’s plan of redemption. He is our salvation, our joy and our hope of life.
God has revealed the light of his son in our hearts. The light of Christ will break through the darkness of this world. The celebration of Christmas is to celebrate the life of the spirit of Christ in us the hope of glory. It’s not about us, it’s about Him. The message of Christmas is “Christos mas”…….more of thee and less of me.
May we be ever be mindful of the gift of Christmas Presence…the presence of God in Christ in us!
That we may ever live to the praise of the glory of His grace.
Your brother in Christ,
Michael