Dec. 24, 2008
Merry Christmas!
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"...And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us" John 1:14 <--- I borrowed this from my hubby's sign out front of our pizza shop. He of course, borrowed it from the Word of God. In this season of political correctness and commercialism, we forget that the reason we celebrate Christmas is a little baby born in a stable. He may not have been born at Christmas time, but this is when we choose to celebrate it. As the Bible tells us, He is the Living God, the Word who took on a mortal body to live out his 33 years as a sinless man. He then was tried and convicted of crimes He didn't commit. He suffered the death penalty, was buried and resurrected Himself and now provides intercession for us with God the Father. Because our Creator became a 'creation', He was able to pay the penalty for our sins. We may now seek Him, find Him and spend eternity with Him because of His sacrifice. But His salvation is not just for some time in the future. We can experience the JOY and PEACE and COMFORT of a relationship with Him now. Amen! The critics can call me narrow, ignorant, simple or in need of a crutch. I humbly admit, I am all of these. But I know that baby from the stable. What else matters? I know my Creator who became human for me, His creation. (mind blowing or what??) What more could I want? I know Jesus. For this reason I rejoice in Christmas and the celebration of His birth. May all my friends, family and cyber friends know the love of Christ, know His peace and feel His comfort not only in this season, but all the year through. Merry, Merry Christmas, Kim (note, this message also appears on my facebook notes page) He is Risen, Just as He said! |
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