Fated Strife

I want to wish everyone who reads this (if there is anyone) a Merry Christmas!

During the busy days of getting all your gifts and figuring out which ones you want to return or who to pawn them off on, or wrapped up in making money off people by selling your PS3 for $2000, keep in mind the reason we even celebrate Christmas.

Luke 2:8-14
8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

To many people, Christmas is just another day off work, or a day out of school, a time to go out and buy presents for your loved ones or visit with family you don’t get to see very often.
Though this is a time for love and giving, we should be doing that year round. This is the time to celebrate the birth of our Saviour and Messiah Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

God sent Jesus here so that we may be saved through his Grace and Love and by Jesus’ blood.
He did not send Jesus to condemn the world but to allow us to be saved through Him.

God loves us so much that He came to earth and died for us so that we may be able to live. Many don’t realize this and do not give their life to Jesus. Many who do give their life to Jesus do not live correctly. We are supposed to live by what the Bible says, this may seem difficult in these times but with Faith in Christ we will be able to overcome obstacles and temptations that block the way.

Many think they can just go and get saved and live their life as they did before, you can not do this. You must remember that Jesus died for us and that we should be living for Him. Live the life Jesus would have, do what is right, live by the 10 Commandments, obey the Word of God and you shall be rewarded greatly in Heaven.

I heard on a Christian music station this morning, that apparently the shepards that went to see Jesus when He was born, were the shepards that looked over the sacrifical lambs in the temple. They knew to go to Jesus as he would be the final sacrifice for man’s sins. I found this quite interesting as I have never looked in depth about that particular subject.

The point I am trying to make, is not to forget what CHRISTmas is all about, it is about Christ, and his suffering on the cross so that we may be washed in His blood and saved by the grace of God.

I don’t want to close without helping show the way to Jesus so that you too, may be saved by his blood and the grace of God.
Possibly, you may not know how to pray. I invite you to say this simple prayer and mean it with your heart:
Jesus, come into my heart. Save me. Be my Lord. Be my Savior. I repent of my sins. Jesus, I want to serve You all the days of my life. I’m not everything I want to be Jesus, but I know You’ll make me into what You want me to be. Jesus, I’ll serve You all the days.

That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. –Romans 10:9-10

I believe if you said this simple prayer, and meant it with your heart, that you are Saved by the Grace and Glory of God.

The Merry Christmas 2006 by Bradley Noe, unless otherwise expressly stated, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

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