What is the Christian's Christmas?

Sharing the Gospel

All around the world churches, Christians, pastors, missionaries, and ministers of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ are shining the light of the truth of the gospel to a world that is in darkness and sin; a sin cursed world whose only hope is in the Lord Jesus Christ.

Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

(Isaiah 7:14)

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.

 (John 1:14)

For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

 (Luke 19:10)

Dear Christian brother and sister, every day of every week we celebrate life - eternal life - abundant through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Even when we do not feel our best we can celebrate that life. Feelings have nothing to do with the truth that Jesus saves and that the Son of man has come to seek and to save that which was lost. I guess when we get a little bug here and there and aren't feeling the best in the world, it just reminds us that there is coming a day when we will receive a new glorified body. Amen!

There will be no more tears. No more sorrow. No more sickness. No more death. All those things are going to be GONE.

Seeing the Miracles

This is a season of miracles. They are right in front of our faces, yet some people want to do everything they can to reject the miracles of God.
 
The hymnal of the Jewish people contains possibly the most miraculous, messianic predictions in all of the Bible. The prophetic book of Isaiah is packed with the fulfilled, miraculous, messianic prophecies of Jesus Christ.
 
The world needs to know about the miracles of Jesus - the miracle working power of Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, the Eternal One, Creator, all-knowing, all-powerful, Emmanuel, God with us. Keep in mind the world is struggling right now. They are struggling to suppress the truth of Jesus, struggling to reject the sovereign LORD and Saviour, Jesus Christ, God with us.

Charles Spurgeon, the preacher, wrote, “Opposition to divine sovereignty is essential to atheism. Men have no objection to a god who is really no God; I mean, by this, a god who shall be the subject of their caprice, who shall be a lackey to their will, who shall be under their control,-they have no objection to such a being as that; but a God who speaks and it is done, who commands, and it stands fast, a God who has no respect for their persons, but doeth as He wills among the armies of heaven and among the inhabitants of this lower world, such a God as this they cannot endure.”

The miracle of God is all around us. The heavens declare His handiwork. At this time of the year and always, we remember:

the miracle of the star,

the miracle of the manger,

the miracle of the virgin birth,

the miracle of the deity of Jesus Christ,

the miracle of the Saviour

This is the Saviour of men's souls, the lover of their souls, Who came, died on a cruel cross, was buried and rose again miraculously giving eternal life to those who will call upon the name of the Lord.

Standing on the Hope

That is the hope we have in the Lord Jesus Christ. That is the Christian's Christmas - the truth of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Some people are going to get it wrong. They are going to focus on the tinsel, the trees, the Santa Claus, and all the fancy gifts that they are going to heap on themselves and on others. Don't let that be said of you.

Christmas is truly a recognition of the Gospel miracle. This CHRIST is who they will continue to struggle against, move to cancel, and deny boldly. Let us, the believers, get the Christian's Christmas right.

Practical Suggestions for a Christian's Christmas:

Read the Gospels

Memorize Luke 2

Study the History of the Carols

Distribute the Gospel

Enjoy a virtual tour of Bethlehem (many are available when you search online)

Prepare special gifts with the Gospel message included for your neighbors, co-workers, etc.

Read past Christmas sermons, prayers, devotionals

Send a special Christmas gift to a missionary family

Journal your thoughts of Christ's coming each day as you focus on the Gospel story

Use your talents (art, music, design, writing, crafting, etc.) to bring others' focus on the Gospel during the season