Merry Christmas!

The Word became flesh full of grace and truth and dwelt among us. We saw His glory, the glory he received as the Father's only Son. John 1:1:14

For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given, And the government will rest upon his shoulders And his name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace
Isahia 9:5

This very day in the city of David, your Savior is born-Christ the Lord. Luke 2:11

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only son that those that believe in Him, would have eternal life. John 3:16

"Glory to God in the highest heaven and on earth peace among those that he favors." Luke 2:14

Many years ago, there came a baby into our midst. He came to give us the truth so that we might spend eternity with him. And he did it with the kind of grace and love such that we ourselves can hardly fathom.


God sent his Son to us because he loved us and he wants us to spend eternity with him. But did you know that he does not favor everyone?

What's that?

God loves each and every one of us. But he does not favor everyone. His favor goes to those who have accepted Christ Jesus. We will not get to heaven by just being good. We won't get there just by doing good things or being a good person. If those were the case, his birth and then later his death on the cross would have not been needed.

His favor comes only to those that accept Him

.  "If you declare with your mouth that Jesus Christ is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. " Romans 10:9-10

Those that have done this, are favored of God and will spend eternity in heaven with Him. That is the reason we celebrate His birth today. That is the greatest reason. And so while you are opening gifts, and haveing a wonderful meal and all the other things that you will be doing today, don't forget why you are doing these things in the first place.

Because if it were not for God's gift to us, all these other gifts we give and receive would be meaningless. They will at some point pass away. God's gift to us-Jesus-will not pass away especially for those that He favors.

I pray that today as you celebrate Christmas, you will have a blessed day of sharing with others. God is so good and he loves you no matter where you are in life. And please come back tomorrow.

Merry Christmas!