Christmas
is a little over two weeks away, and almost everywhere you look, you see the
signs of the season: evergreen trees, decorations, nativity scenes, garland,
ornaments, wreaths, and lights. (In the
retail stores, you started seeing those signs around Halloween.) People are hustling and bustling around,
trying to find perfect gifts for family and friends, making sure the little
ones’ faces light up bright as the sun on Christmas morning.
This
is the time of year that we celebrate the coming of the Messiah, Immanuel, Jesus. This is when we remember the anticipation of
the coming Christ, fulfilling the Old Testament prophecies concerning
Himself. This is when we take time to
thank God for His amazing gift of grace through His only son, Jesus Christ, the
Blessed Redeemer who came to take away the sins of the world.
He
came, so that we would no longer be slaves to darkness. He is the only reason
for the season. No matter how commercial
December 25th becomes, no matter how desensitized some of us become
to the merriment and good cheer, Jesus Christ intentionally took on the form of
man to become the ultimate and perfect sacrifice for us – ALL of us. That’s enough, even more than enough, to
rejoice this Christmas season. Jesus
Christ, the light of the world, has saved us from our sins.
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