THE CELEBRATION

-

Luke 2:10-11

but the angel reassured them. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people.

The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David!.


Today there is an argument about the celebration of Christmas, some say it is a pagan worship others say that it was never celebrated by Christ or His disciples. The arguments continue that He was not born on the 25th of December, that that date stands for the birthday of a deity etc.


These arguments are not new, some sects have stood against this celebration many years earlier.


Hello, I do not think anyone knows the exact day the Messiah was born as a child into this world, furthermore no one has His picture or a sketch of Him. (Those still using pictures and sketches of Him - be reminded that what You have is not of Him). However was there celebration on the day He was born? YES.


Luke 2:9,13-14

Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them. They were terrified,

Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—praising God and saying,

“Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.”


Think about it, those who were being saved had no clue what was going on, if they did all humans would rejoice to see the birth of their saviour.


The people who ought to have been the guardian of the scriptures where the prophesies were recorded were busy with irrelevant things, it took wise men from the east to spot the star to trace the place of His birth.


The same way it will be when He returns again, listen to Jesus:


Matthew 24:46,50

If the master returns and finds that the servant has done a good job, there will be a reward.

The master will return unannounced and unexpected,


Listen, it is not about the eating and drinking or any form of partying, it is not a time to misbehave but a time to give God thanks for His salvation and to take the good news to those who haven't heard.


We should be the "watchers", as the shepherd watched their flocks that night, we should always be alert, never caught drunk, instead we should be filled with the Spirit.


That event changed the cause of history, it was like the creation story repeated over again.


Is it worth celebrating? More importantly, have you taken full advantage of this great love and mercy or are you living in denial?


Come to Him today!


Walk with Him.


So help us Good Lord.


He calls us blessed.


Love

@the watcher

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

DO YOU STILL SEE?

-
Habakkuk 2:3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time; but at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; Because it will surely come, it will not tarry. It may have been easy when we first believed, to visualize the promises. We reach out with zeal, loving God, seeking to do exploits. That was when we first believed, just as Jesus said: John 3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." When we become born again we see God's kingdom, our spirit man is reborn and we count the flesh as nothing. Then time passes by, we are in the world, all its distractions, temptations, responsibilities, challenges and so on begin to reveal themselves. The question then is: * Can we still see heaven? John 3:3 * Are we still zealous? John 2:17 * Are we continuing in those things? Acts 2:42 * Are we walking in love? 1John 4:7 or Has the cares and worries of life and service ta
Read more

DO UNTO OTHERS . . .

-
Matthew 7:12 "Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. It is hypocritical of us to expect people to stand with us when we are experiencing challenges yet when we see others face their own challenges, we begin to imagine what they must have done wrong or maybe they annoyed God or did one evil or the other instead of reaching out to help as we would desire others to do for us. The same thing goes for prosperity, when the Lord opens a door for us and we have abundance of wealth or a breakthrough we expect others to rejoice with us, more so, some would even find it hard to give to others. What is our reaction when someone else gets this breakthrough, do we get suddenly suspicious without reason. Do we expect the person to reach out to us? It is better to stay on the side of encouragement than to sit as a judge or prosecutor. Jesus said, Matthew 7:2 "For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the same
Read more

MY YEAR OF FULFILMENT

-
Psalms 57:2 I cry out to God Most High, to God who will fulfill his purpose for me. We just finished the book of 1Samuel, in this book we see the cry of Israel for a king and how God raised Saul to rule them. We also saw how Saul disobeyed God and lost kingship for himself and his generation. He did not stop there, he went on to seek for the death of David, whom he saw as the next heir of the throne. In chapter 31, the last chapter, we see how Saul and all his sons and men were killed, it was tragic, however it was as a sign of relief for David. We could go on counting all the struggles and difficulties we faced in the past year. No, we should not, we should begin to look at all the positives, remembering all the good things God has done for us. If He promised it, He will do it and that is what we hold onto as we go through this year. Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. This is the year of fulfilment, and
Read more