“But when the fullness of time was come, God sent forth His son, made of a woman, made under the law, 5. To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.”
The birth of Jesus into this world was not an accident of history. The Bible is filled with promises that the Messiah would come to save His people. For example: “Now all of this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, ‘Behold a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son and they shall call His name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.” Matthew 1:22-23 I want to share some of the scriptures which mention the birth of Christ, and the reason why we celebrate Christ’s birth. The first text is Galatians 4:4, which is the text printed above. According to this text Christ was born just at the right time, the time that God established for Him to come. Because of the various prophecies of Christ’s coming, the Jews had looked with hopeful anticipation for the birth of their Messiah. They had wondered when this would take place, and Paul wrote that He was born “when the fullness of time had come.” (This is Paul’s mention of what we call “Christmas” today.) He was born that we might receive the adoption of sons (and daughters.)” This is a good reason for us to celebrate the coming of the Son of God into the world. The second text is John 3:16: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” (This is John’s mention of what we call “Christmas.”) The wonderful reality here is that it was because of the great love that God has for us that He sent His Son into the world” in order to give us “everlasting life.” This is the world’s greatest love story. A look into the history of the world, and a look into the history of the Bible, we can see that it had to be love that sent Jesus into the world to save us. Our celebration of the birth of Christ is the ultimate celebration of the world. We do not need to forget, or ignore, this aspect of our celebration of Christ’s birth. The third text, 2 Corinthians 5:18-19, is another reminder of a great reason for us to celebrate Christmas: “And all things are of God, Who has reconciled us to Himself, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation: 19. To wit, that God was in Christ reconciling the world unto Himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them: and has given us the ministry of reconciliation.” It is amazing that our holy God took the initiative to reconcile us to Him, but it is more amazing that He has also given us the “ministry of reconciliation.” God saves us, and we in turn tell others about what He did for us in order for them to be reconciled to God. Think about these texts as you celebrate Christmas. Bro. Joe
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