Merry Christmas!
by: Travis Arrant
Tomorrow is the day when the world celebrates the birth of our blessed Savior! How I pray
every day is a blessed day as we recall the blessings we have in Christ Jesus (Ephesians
1:3).
Let us set our minds back 2,000 years as we remember the birth of Jesus: “And it came to
pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. So all went to
be registered, everyone to his own city.
Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of
David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be
registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child. So it was, that while they
were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. And she brought forth her
firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because
there was no room for them in the inn.
Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over
their flock by night. And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of
the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. Then the angel said to them, “Do
not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people.
For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And
this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in
a manger” (Luke 2: 1-12 NKJV).
Friends, we do not know the actual date of Jesus’s birth. We celebrate every day that God
loved us enough to send His Son to this earth (John 3:16). Each and every Lord’s Day, we
remember Jesus’s love and sacrifice for us on that cruel cross of Calvary (1 Corinthians 11:
23-26) when we partake of the Lord’s Supper.
May God bless you and yours.
Stay true to the Word,
Brother Travis
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