The story of Christmas is the ultimate story of life, freedom. In the beginning, Love breathed life into the lungs of Adam. Life-giving love. Then, stains of rebellion brought separation. And though sin demands death, (Romans 6:23) God’s love pursued. This Love that descended from heaven to earth, came wrapped in swaddling clothes in a humble manger. From the cradle to the cross, Jesus came on a love mission. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. 1 John 4:9-10 Jesus came upon the no-vacancy scene in Bethlehem to die our death – so that we, who are hopeless without Him, could experience love, forgiveness and freedom. Full life. Childhood gave way to manhood, and at the age of thirty, Jesus Christ made his love mission known. While in a synagogue in Galilee, he unrolled a scroll and found the place where it is written: “The Spirit of the Lord is on me,because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor.He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him. He began by saying to them, “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.” Luke 4:14-21 The story of Christmas is the story of Jesus. The story of captives being set free, of the blind gaining sight, and of our stains of sin being washed white in his blood. The story of Christmas is the story of life.
Posted on: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 13:08:06 +0000
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