Merry Christmas

The truth of Christmas

Yes, we don’t know the day Jesus was actually born. Yes, He may very well have been born in the summer. But are these reasons not to celebrate Christmas?

The celebration of Christmas isn’t about when He was born. The celebration of Christmas is the very fact that He was. A KIng…God Himself, came to the earth to be born a man. That’s what we are celebrating.

Mankind was and is in need of redemption. Our sin seperates us from the living God. Nothing we can do or say, can make us righteous. The earth groans, longing for redemption.

Christmas is a celebration of God providing us a way out of our sin and eternal separation from God. We can’t save ourselves. We all deserve to die for our sins. But once we die, that’s it. That’s the end of the story. 

For God so loved the world He gave us His only begotten Son that whosever believes on him should have everlasting life. (John 3:16)

That IS Christmas! God sent His Son to us! He came that we might have life and life more abundantly. He came to provide salvation for us all. So we celebrate. We don’t have to be lost in our sins! We celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Jesus was born. That is absolutely true. When He was born, really doesn’t matter. 

We celebrate Christ coming to save us from our sins. That is the story of Christmas.

God thought it was important to celebrate His Son’s birth:

“In the same region there were some shepherds staying out in the fields and keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord suddenly stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were terribly frightened. But the angel said to them, Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people; for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign for you; you will find a baby wrapped in clothes and lying in a manger. And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom His is pleased.” (Luke 2:8-14)

This passage was an invitation to the shepherds to come celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. If God asks shepherds to come celebrate, we most certainly can. Christ’s birth is a celebration! God came to bring us salvation! He would walk among us, perform miracles and then sacrifice His life for our sins, then rise from the dead! This IS the time to celebrate.

Jesus will come again. But when He comes again, it won’t be a celebration. He will come again, as a Judge of this world. He won’t be a tiny baby. He will come as the Victor over sin and death. He will come as the judge to those who chose not to accept Him.

Now is the time to celebrate! God came to bring us salvation. Hallelujah and Merry Christmas!