Dearly beloved!
Every Christmas season we are reminded of GOD’S LOVE for mankind. When JESUS came into the world He changed everything!
JESUS was God’s ultimate GIFT OF LOVE. God’s plan from the foundation of the world was to bless you. Acts 3:26 says,
• God having raised up His Servant Jesus, sent Him to bless you…
This Christmas and throughout the coming year, let us remember to thank our Father for all He gave us in JESUS. The Names of JESUS recorded in Isaiah 9:6 are: “Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”
God has a plan and His Name is JESUS! Remember, when God unfolded His plan in JESUS, you were part of it. Think about that! See yourself in His plan and enjoy His marvelous love!
We are all familiar with 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.
JESUS is the source of everything we need – joy, health, a sound mind, wisdom, everything!
So, as we celebrate Christmas this year, let us be reminded that JESUS’ birth was the fulfillment of God’s promises. Back in Genesis, God declared that a Son would be born in the earth Who could crush the head of man’s enemy (see Genesis 3:15). And, just like God promised, the Son was born and the enemy’s defeat was inevitable!
The life of JESUS is living proof that we can depend totally on our Heavenly Father to give us a blessed life. As we allow the Holy Spirit to open our ears to hear what the Father is saying and open our eyes to see what He is doing, living a life that glorifies God becomes a great adventure. It is a glorious life that we live by every promise God has spoken.
Let us look back over 2019 and see how the love of God has been manifested in all our lives. And it is all been possible because JESUS came to demonstrate God’s love and to destroy the power of death. Now that is something to celebrate.
Walking in God’s greatest gift of love, the Lord JESUS,
Lisa Gordon
Jesus City Church