How do you communicate with friends and family at Christmas?
Cards, letters (we prepared 200 this year), phone, Skype, and the best is a
visit. God also has communicated to us
in different ways through different generations through the prophets (Heb. 1:1). Much of this came through their preaching and
writing of the Bible. Yet, we are told
in verse 2 that he spoke to us through His Son.
Jesus Christ came to earth to visit not for His benefit but for
ours.
This communication from God was not happenstance. It came just
when God had planned it. Gal. 4:4-5a
says, “But when the fullness of time had come God sent forth his Son, born of a
woman, born under the law to redeem them who were under the law.” We, because of our sinfulness, needed a
redeemer. Someone to pay the price of
our sin. Jesus Christ was born of a
virgin and lived a sinless life so that he might be the perfect sacrifice!
God’s communication seemed like it was shortened. His followers were expecting him to give them
victory and freedom from Roman control.
Their hopes were dashed as Jesus hung on the cross and proclaimed “it is
finished” (Jn. 19:30). What they did not
yet understand is that Jesus was going to rise from the dead three days
later. Jesus Christ had come not to give
them freedom from the Romans, but rather freedom from sin and death. I Cor. 15:56-57 say, “56The
sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 57But thanks
be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
When we get our letters and Christmas cards many of us respond in
various ways. Some are quickly thrown in the trash while others are cherished and
looked at again and again. Some are
ignored while others are looked at sometimes for months or years. I ask you today, “How do you respond to God’s
Christmas communication, Jesus Christ?”
Do you cherish Him and His word?
Or do you ignore Him and basically discard Him from your thinking? I challenge you to put your faith in Jesus
Christ for salvation and cherish Him.
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