The Christmas Season is known as the happiest one of all times to us,
the believers, for it is the birth celebration of our Redeemer. The one we call
The Son of God, or God Himself who came to pay, with His own blood, for our
fault of non obedience, to reconcile us with the Father Who adopts us as
children to enjoy the benefit of an eternal great life which starts right here
and right now. And all we have to do is simply: BELIEVE.
I often think of the nonbelievers and feel sorry for them because they
do not know nor have anything that gives them hope for a better life, for
obeying the enemy who wants to destroy goodness. The Holy Scripture says it
clearly: For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that
whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. (John 3.16) Of course if they do not believe in
God, much less in the Bible and will make up excuses to justify their behavior.
Others do believe, but not completely and are taught to recruit followers by
giving the wrong excuses, to impose their belief. But the only One who has the
light is the one we should praise: He
who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does NOT have
the life. (I John 5.12) I feel sad for them too because the course of
life on earth has demonstrated the importance of Jesus as the Son of God.
I was once asked to write an essay on what I thought was the importance
of Jesus. Personally, I see a lot of things, just the fact that He had to leave
his kingdom surroundings to come into this world, deal with its arrogant
inhabitants and die at the hands of the sinners He came to redeem to even ask
for their forgiveness, is important enough. Nevertheless, I started to think in everything
else that points Him as the Divinity everyone should worship and asked myself
why. Why if He is not “so” important, should then be chosen. First, the
prophets announced his birth: For a
child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; and the government will
rest on His shoulders; and His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty
God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9.6) And that He would be
born of a virgin: Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will
be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel (God with
us). (Isaiah 7.14) The angels from heaven also appeared praising
Him. A heavenly body illuminated the way to the foreign wise men who went to
worship. And Simeon, a righteous and devout man, when seeing baby Jesus as He
was being presented to the Lord, recognized him as it had been previously
revealed to him and said: “Now Lord, You are releasing Your
bond-servant to depart in peace, according to Your word for my eyes have seen
your salvation.” (Luke 2.29-30). And
what about all the miracles He did later on in His life and still does today
through the Holy Spirit? Like I wrote in my essay:
“What Jesus patented throughout His
exceptional life, and all of what, as a result, the world enjoys today, is so
great that it would be impossible to say in so many words. Have you thought in
all the existing human charity organizations? And the hospitals and help
centers that care for the needy? Who do you think motivated them? What of the
missionaries who lost their lives for taking the good news of eternal life to
the savages? What about the division of
the time in BC and AD? Why would the whole world establish a pattern on someone
who is not ‘so’ important?”
He visited us and overcame death and like it or not, when He comes back
every knee shall vow, for life and goodness.
So let’s celebrate His life which guarantees ours in the midst of our hardship.
The
people who walk in darkness will see a great light; those who live in a dark
land, The light will shine on them.(Isaiah 9.2)
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
and HAPPY 2018
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