December 25

                                    A Saving Birth

Isaiah 9:2

The people who walk in darkness will see a

great Light—a Light that will shine on all who

live in the land where death casts its shadow.  (NLT)

     Our Sovereign God loves everyone He creates.  He loves us far above anything else in creation.  So much so that He refused to leave us living in the darkness that sin has cast upon our world without a way out.  God knows how helpless we are without Him; that we are easily pulled into this darkness that hardens our hearts and kills our souls.  Before the day of man's first sin, the Lord had a Plan that would save us from our sin and the darkness of the grave—a Light that would shine brightly and bring us Hope.   Without the Light of God's Son there would be no life, only darkness.  Without God's Light we would be stumbling through the darkness, hopelessly lost, and living in constant fear.  Without His saving Light we would all end up falling into the eternal abyss that has no bottom.  Without Jesus there would be no forgiveness, no redemption, and no joy.

     At the right moment in time, our Savior came into the world—for a child was born to us, a Son is given to us.  And the government will rest on His shoulders. These will be His royal titles:  Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.  His ever peaceful government will never end.  He will rule forever with fairness and justice from the throne of His ancestor David.  The passionate commitment of the LORD Almighty will guarantee this! (Isaiah 9:6-7) The LORD clothed Himself in humanity, bringing hope to all who would listen and believe.  God so loved the human race that He personally saved us from certain doom. We have reason to rejoice my friends, not only during the Christmas Season, but every day of the year, for the Savior has come and saved.

                                            A Whisper of Hope 

I came into the world, My child...born as you are born and grew as you grow.  I put on a human body to save you from your bondage to sin and death.  I have broken the chains that once held you captive and arranged a stay in your death penalty for eternity.

John 12:44-46

Jesus shouted to the crowds, “If you trust Me, you are really trusting

God who sent Me.  For when you see Me you are seeing the One who

sent Me.  I have come as a Light to shine in this dark world, so that all

who put their trust in Me will no longer remain in the darkness.  (NLT)

                    Let us be glad and rejoice and honor Him.

                                              (Revelation 19:7)