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God gave us the perfect Christmas gift, Jesus
To the Editor:
With all of the unrest around the world filling up the news, many people are looking for some hope in their lives. I would like to provide some good news to those looking for it. As we approach the Christmas season and all the busy times involved, preparing the shopping, putting up the tree and other decorations, we should all take time to think. What is this season all about? Many people out there have been flying around in all directions looking for that Christmas tree or that perfect gift for that perfect someone, etc. But God has already given that perfect gift to each and every one of us. That gift is the Lord Jesus Christ!!
The gospel according to John begins this way: "In the beginning was the Word and Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him and without him was not made anything made that was made." (Christ is the word).
So, the Lord Jesus was there in the beginning and made Heaven and Earth and all there is, under the authority of God the Father.
When we read the Bible, we find that man was created, he was made in the image and likeness of God-(Genesis 1:26). God said, when he was speaking to Jesus, "let us make man in our image after our likeness and let him have dominion over the fish of the sea and every fowl of the air, and over the cattle and all over the Earth and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the Earth."
As we continue to read in Genesis, we find man (Adam) and woman (Eve) are tempted by Satan (the devil) and that they sin and fall from grace and ever since sin has plagued us. Scripture also tells us that all have sinned and come short of the Glory of God.
It is also made plain that the only way we can be redeemed is that we need a savior. Christ the Lord Jesus willingly became that savior. He gave up his glory in Heaven to come to Earth to be born by a miracle God to a virgin (Mary), grew up and lived a perfect sinless life so that he could be that (spotless sacrifice), the lamb that was required for our atonement (forgiveness of our sins).
Then he willingly suffered a cruel death on the cross shedding His blood to pay the price for our sins. My sins and your sins were paid for that day.
This is why we celebrate at this time of year. At this Christmas season we celebrate that miracle birth when a loving Heavenly Father gave us the greatest gift that we could ever receive, some 2,000 plus years ago.
All that is left is for us, anyone to believe and admit that we are sinners and can only be reconciled to God through Christ and come to Him in prayer and accept Christ as our Savior.
The only question is "what are you going to do with this good news?"
Stephen Sellers
Lewistown