This Sunday as you wake up what will be on your heart and going through your mind? It will be Christmas morning the day that we celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. Please read Matthew 1:18-25. Two people who were betrothed(engaged) to each other, having kept themselves pure for the Lord and for their marriage found themselves in a unique situation: she was with child by the working of the Holy Spirit. “ Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel,” which means God with us. Vs 23. The angel also gave Joseph instructions to call his name Jesus for he will save his people from their sins. Vs 21. This is something that only God can do. Just stop and think about what John writes in the very beginning of his Gospel: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” (John 1:1-5) Here is the one through whom the heaven and earth was made. Here is the one who was in the burning bush that Moses took off his sandals because the place where he was standing was holy ground. When he asked the LORD his name he told him, “I Am who I Am.” As this baby Jesus would grow into a man, he would reveal himself as I Am not only to his disciples but to all who truly seek him. Not everybody loves the baby Jesus because he will grow up and demand total surrender of your life to him, repentance from sin. He not only grew up but he also humbled himself to the point of death becoming obedient to death on the cross so that he could save not only Jews from their sin but also Gentiles from their sins. After his death he arose again on the third day and then was brought up to heaven and seated at the right hand of God. He has been given all authority in heaven and on earth to bring everything under his Lordship. And he is doing so even now! One day every knee will bow in heaven and on earth and worship him. (Philippians 2:5-11) This Jesus is more than a baby in a crib that we sing songs about, he is the bread of life, the light of the world, the door of the sheep, the good shepherd, the resurrection and the life, the way, the truth and the life, and he is the true vine. He is the one who revealed to the religious leaders that before Ambraham was “I Am.” All of this can be found in John’s Gospel. If your willing to learn more about Jesus, turn to the book of the Revelation. I am going to ask to set aside your view of end times return for just a moment and just focus on who Jesus Christ is in this last book of the Bible. Jesus is the King of kings and the LORD of lords! As you read through this last book you will find that the Lord Jesus Christ is Faith and True God, that he is Righteous and Holy. That is the one who was alive, crucified and raised back to life. He is the one to whom everyone will have to give an account of their life to. Who or what are you worshiping this Sunday morning or everyday in your life? Is it the Lord God Almighty or a god of your own creation? The greatest gift any person can ever receive is the gift of eternal life that the Lord Jesus wants to give you. Have you received his gift of life? I will invite you to come and worship the Lord Jesus this Christmas morning in the local Church of your choice. We will have a worship service at 9:30 am. If you should decide to worship with us please prepare your heart as we will be having the Lord’s Supper this Christmas Sunday morning.
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