I have not posted any articles for a while and I am truly sorry. My life has been really busy for the past 5 or 6 months. I hope to be more regular with my posts by the grace of God.
A quick word on Christmas.
As you dance , eat , make merry do take time out to ponder on the reason for the season. John 3:16 says that for God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. Jesus came to give you life and restore you to the glory that was lost after the fall of man in Eden. Jesus came that you may become a son of God (John 1vs 12). So I will pose some questions to you "Have you accepted the gift if Jesus which is salvation?" "Have you submitted yourself to Jesus and made Him Lord of your life?" "Have you led a life that shows that Jesus is the Lord of your life?"
Many of us Christians are like the pharisees of old, whose lips praised God but their hearts were far from Him, we possess a form of godliness but deny the power. We have put Jesus in a box that we take out only on Sunday. We sing Jesus is Lord over me but our actions sing the devil is my master. It is key to remember that God looks at the heart of a man not the words or actions of a man, because as a man thinks in his heart so he is.So where does your heart lie ? you are either for God or against God no middle ground. ( more on this topic in a later post).
Christmas has become a holiday, a commercial event , a time to get nice gifts , give a few gifts , listen to nice carols, visit family and friends, party and make merry. The lamb of God is now the secondary reason for the season. We just mention his birth for tradition sake. However, it is time for us to recall the true meaning of Christmas. Christmas is a time to acknowledge and celebrate the birth of Jesus, a time to bask in the awesome display of God's love for us, a time to remember who we are and our calling as Christians (We are the descendants of the King of Kings, a royal priesthood, a people set apart ), a time to praise and thank God for His great mercy, it is a time to remember the foundation of the faith that you claim, a time recall the goodness of God.
As Christians let us show the world that there is more to Christmas than gifts and Santa Claus , that Christmas goes far beyond the birth of a boy in a manager, that Christmas represents our liberation, our hope and our restoration. Let us share the true meaning of Christmas.
If you have read this and you have not made a conscious decision to make Jesus the Lord of your life and accept his sacrifice on the cross , then you are not a partaker of God's Christmas gift. So if you desire to partake in the true gift of the season the pray the prayer on the side bar "the salvation prayer" once you have done that and you mean it with your heart then are a part of the body of Christ and are full partaker in the gift of Christmas.
let me end with a little song I learnt as a little girl
'what shall I give to the King
give to the one who has everything
what shall I give, what gift shall I bring
what I give to the king? What shall I give to the king?
Give Him a heart that opened up wide
give Him a heart that's tender and true and
He'll give it all back to you
yes He'll give it all back to you"
Take chance today, give your heart to Jesus , get the Jesus Element and I promise you will never regret it.
Signed
Yours Truly
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