“Why the Birth of Jesus Christ”

 “Why the Birth of Jesus Christ”

 

For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors.  And it was not paid with mere gold or silver, which lose their value.  It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God.  1 Peter 1:18-19

 

Many years ago, at this time of year, people CELEBRATED the BIRTH of JESUS, more than Santa Claus.  It was more of a christian holiday.  But over the years Christmas as become so COMMERCIALIZED and has more of a WORLDLY emphasis than that of the CELEBRATION of the LORD JESUS, and the REAL REASON for the SEASON.

 

You see, God had a plan to SAVE the Crown of His Creation, MANKIND from their SINS, and to give them an ETERNAL LIFE in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS, and to ESCAPE an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY of ESCAPE once they are there.  Father God, wants a RELATIONSHIP with MANKIND, but because He is HOLY and mankind is SINFUL, there had to be a RANSOM (price) paid to REDEEM MANKIND.  And MANKIND could NOT REDEEM themselves nor ANYONE ELSE, because of their SINFUL nature.  There had to be a SNLESS, SPOTLESS SACRIFICE.  And the ONLY ONE whose BLOOD could CLEANSE MANKIND from their SINS, was that PRECIOUS BLOOD of the LORD JESUS.  

 

So, Jesus Christ, the Eternal Word of God, became FLESH, or a HUMAN, through His Birth, which was a VIRGIN BIRTH.  Mary who was a virgin, was to become the Mother of this SPECIAL BABY.  God chose Mary because of her PURITY and Her spiritual life.  She was devout in her FAITH and in her worship of the ALMIGHTY GOD.  And she found favor in His Sight.  The Angel told Mary that the HOLY SPIRIT of God would come upon her, and POWER of the Most High would OVERSHADOW her.  And she would conceive and give birth to a Son, and she would name Him JESUS , and He will be GREAT and will be called the Son of the Most High.  This was TRULY a MIRACULOUS BIRTH.  

 

And so, the REASON for the BIRTH of JESUS, is to bring SALVATION to a LOST and DYING world.  So, that THROUGH JESUS CHRIST, we might come to TRUST in GOD. And for those who have PLACED their FAITH and HOPE in GOD, they can be CLEANSED FROM their SINS, by COMING to JESUS for that CLEANSING, and to have a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with the ALMIGHTY GOD by being OBEDIENT to His WORD.

 

To be ABLE to receive that CLEANSING of your SINS, and to receive an ETERNAL LIFE in HEAVEN, and to ESCAPE an ETERNAL LIFE in HELL, you MUST ADMIT that YOU are a SINNER, because you are born with a SINFUL NATURE, and you are in NEED of the SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST.  You MUST  BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART, that JESUS died for YOU, and that He is ALIVE and NOW in HEAVEN, making intercession for you before God.  You MUST CONFESS your sins to Him, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  Then you MUST BE WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your SINFUL LIFESTYLE, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  You MUST ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION, because this is the reason WHY THE BIRTH OF JESUS.  So, let this CHRISTMAS be FILLED with PEACE, JOY and LOVE, because you have RECEIVED the BEST GIFT OF ALL, the SALVATION of your SOUL for ALL of ETERNITY.  Do this NOW, while you STILL can.   He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!  DON’T BE LEFT BEHIND!!!