It’s the end of a year walking with God. There are times
when the days seem harder than others and then there are days when God seems to
be our very next breath. We know, though, that no matter how things appear, God
is always with each of His children. His children are every person who has
accepted the forgiveness and salvation that came through Jesus’ death on the
cross as the perfect sacrifice, which needs nothing else added to it. We humans
who had His law for thousands of years and who cannot keep the law, can do
nothing to add to our salvation. Our salvation and redemption from judgment and
hell comes only through the death of Jesus on the cross. Our salvation is
provided for once and fully through His death. No other thing must be added to
make our sins and guilty consciences be washed completely clean. The perfect
gift God gave of His one Son, Jesus Christ, born as a small male child to live
as a man upon the earth and remain pure despite temptation, is the only
sacrifice that is complete and can save humankind from their sinfulness and
disobedience to God. It is this gift from God, the birth of Jesus as a baby
over 2000 years ago that we celebrate at Christmas. We who are His children 2000
years after this event know that this baby became a man like we are so that He
could be the perfect and only sacrifice necessary for our cleansing. We know
now that the celebration of His birth is the beginning of the celebration of
the wholeness and purity He gives us through His death on the cross. Christmas
leads us to think forward to the greatest gift we ever received, salvation and
eternal life with our heavenly Father in heaven through Jesus death and
resurrection. As we celebrate this holy season, let us not dwell too long on
the birth, though that is a great thing to rejoice and praise God for, instead,
let us look forward to the reason He came to earth in human form, to provide
totally and completely for our sins, our disobedience, so that we can be
reunited with God and live with Him forever in His kingdom. To God be the
glory, GREAT things He has done!
Read Hebrews 7-10 and pay attention especially to Hebrews
10:10-18.
