I would like to open with, I am new to the blogging world so I am sorry if not everything is as nice as it could be. I am not a preacher I am not worthy to preach the word of God, I just want to express my thoughts in the best way I can to praise Him and hopefully give some insight to others of a little of the nature of our God.
Thank you for your tolerance in advance.
While entering into the Christmas season I am so exited, my oldest will be 4 and is in amazed with the first holiday lights my youngest follows her even though she is only two and a half. Soon the days of Santa and toys under the tree will be here. As I see and love there expressions I pray for the wisdom to teach them of the true meaning of Christmas; God's love for us. John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
Christmas celebrates the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ so I want to talk about his birth.
We know that Mary was engaged to Joseph and before they were married Mary was found with child of the Holy Ghost. Joseph was not happy with this and thought as you and I did that something was amiss and wanted to break the engagedment. He did not want to make a public example so was going to put her away privately.
While he was thinking of this an angel of the Lord came to him in a dream and told him “Joseph, thou son of David” that which was conceived in her was of the Holy Ghost.” And she shall bring forth a son, and though call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins”
Before I used to think how could a virgin be pregnant? But as I read the bible more and more, (James 4:8 “Draw Nigh to God and he will draw nigh to you.”) I realized that this is GOD, if God created the universe this includes us he could even cause a virgin girl to be pregnant. This whole picture was a prophecy from several hundred years earlier: Isaiah 7:14 “Therefore the Lord himself shall give a sign: Behold a Virgin shall conceive, and bear a Son, and shall call his name Immanuel” this means God with us. The virgin birth is very important for an order for our Redeemer to qualify to pay for or sins and bring salvation he must be in one person, fully human, sinless and fully divine. The virgin birth satisfies each of these three requirements the only way Jesus could be born a human being was to be born of a woman. The only way he could be sinless was to be conceived by the Holy Spirit. The only way he could be divine was to have God as His Father. Therefore his conception was not natural, but by supernatural means. Jesus Christ is revealed to us as one divine person with two natures – divine and sinless human.
I am going through the most difficult time of my life, with a wife and two babies we are about to loose everything we own due to our economy, but I have joy in knowing that the God of the universe loved me so much that he gave His Son for me.
The best Christmas gift I will ever have. God did this so that we can have a savior to save us from our sins; sin separates us from God, (for ever) unless our sins can be taken away. This is the best gift of all imagine eternity in paradise with God. Remember the Garden of Eden
I have to go now my kids will be getting up soon, I will take them to look at lights again while my wife and I sip coffee and eat cookies, well not too many cookies she wants me on a diet.
Thank you God from the bottom of my soul.
