With the launch of God Shed His Grace On Thee this month, I have been challenged by a fresh awareness of the continued attack against the truth of Christmas. New attempts to silence the true meaning of Christmas have arisen. The continued efforts to stop nativities from being publicly displayed surge from those fighting to remove God from society.
While many are hustling around in shopping centers and purchasing in a wild frenzy for one special day of opening packages to unveil the "new" in our lives, it becomes more and more apparent that the "Reason for the Season" is lost on a multitude of those shoppers.
Jesus Christ came to the earth to present Himself a sacrifice for our sin. His life began in the humble surroundings of a stable and it was brought to what appeared to be a devastating end on the cross... But the narrative does not stop there! If it did, the finality would be so tragic.
The culmination of the plan came on the third day "post-tragedy"! The ground shook... the heavens and earth trembled in magnificent thundering... the Son of God, Jesus the Christ, burst out of the tomb!
With the birth of the Lord in the stable, we find a glorious appearing of "God with us". With His ministry on earth we find hope in troubled times. With His gruesome death on the cross we find salvation from sin. And with His triumphant resurrection we find eternal life in the presence of God!
THIS is what CHRISTmas is all about! THIS is the reason for the gifts we give and receive! THIS is why millions across the planet pause for a day, and celebrate with family and friends.
Merry Christmas!!!!
Rex Louth - Colorado Springs
"God Shed His Grace On Thee" - available now in hardback and paperback at amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, bookstore.westbowpress.com, and coming soon to local bookstores - available in eBook format at amazon.com
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