In December all the ways are decorated with beautiful and sparkling
lights. In December people are happier because December means holiday season, a
season to be jolly with all the merry. Christmas carol are heard in every
corner, in the stores, television, radio, and everywhere. In this season also, people do gift exchange, for children, they excited to find the gifts under the christmas tree.
But are that Christmas all about?
I heard it many times, since child I knew that Christ the Lord was born
and because He came to the world with the mission, I should delight for it. Because
Church has Christmas service, I come to the church. For many years I celebrate
it that way. But, I want more than that.
What is Christmas all about? I attended Christmas celebration service, I took
bible reading plan that talk about Christmas, and the heart of Christmas. I am
thankful God is faithful to what He says. He says whatever I ask in the name of
Jesus, I will receive it so my joy will be full (John 16:24). I asked Him to
make this Christmas become more meaningful for me, not because of the
celebration, but because of Himself revealed in my heart. As I prepare myself
for this Christmas, everything I read, everything I heard talk about about these four things.
Hope
“The Word became flesh and dwelt among us.” (John 1:14)
The prophecy (the word) was made true by the born of Jesus. God
fulfilled what He has promised through Jesus, He is the answer for our hope.
“ For to us a child is born, to
us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name
shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of
Peace.” (Isaiah 9:6).
Peace
Jesus is said The Prince of Peace. He
reconciles our relationship with God so we have assurance that we are forgiven
from our sin. We are forgiven so we may come to the Father, and we are redeemed
so that we are transferred from death to life. Because of Jesus, we have
eternal life.
Joy
Joy is a feeling of great pleasure and happiness. The angel said that he
brought great joy for all the people. That joy is Jesus. What a pleasure that the Son of
God come to the world so that we may call our Lord, Abba
Father, The Great Father ever, that we may have Jesus as a best friend who
understand everything about us, and strengthen us, and that the Holy Spirit,
lives in our heart, never abandons us through days and nights, in tears and
joys.
“Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people” (Luke 2:10)
Love
“for God so loved the world that
he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have
eternal life” (John 3:16).
Christmas is
meaningless if there is no love. Love is the essential one that because of
love, Christ was born. Because of love, we are forgiven. Because of love, we
have eternal life. It is far away from our ability. We can not afford it, and
we are not deserve for it. Only by God’s love and by His grace.
Christmas is all about love,
peace, joy, and hope. Those are our priceless gift. Because of Jesus, we have hope in our despairing situation and condition,
how awful our life trapped in sin, how hopeless we are in our inability. He
brings hope, He forgives, and He helps us. We should have no more doubt about
everything, for Jesus come to bring us peace. He will give us a peaceful mind in Him, a peace
that guards and abides our heart, whatever happens. Even in the trouble, we
have assurance that God always at work to draw us closer to Him, that will
drive is to the true joy. Jesus is our true and greatest joy. Our soul cannot be satisfied by everything in this world.
Only Jesus who can satisfy our longing soul. And the last
but not least, God is love. Everything He does is because of love. We cannot say that we know God if we do not
love. God loves his people, and so have we. We are no longer live in cynicsm and ignorance. The born of Jesus Christ is a news about God’s love.
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