Hope in Jesus + Merry Christmas
Christmas is the perfect time to talk about hope in Jesus.
Christmas is the special time in the year.
- It is a time for family,
- a time for a holiday for many people,
- a time for BBQs on the beach,
- cricket test matches on channel 9,
- hot summer nights,
- boxing day sales,
- presents,
- Christmas trees,
- lights,
- family traditions,
- carols.
Of course, at the heart of Christmas is something much more meaningful, and something that has significance for everyone of our lives.
It is the time we remember the birth of our savior, Jesus.
The reason why the birth of this baby was so special was because it was not just the birth of a child. It was the birth of many things:
- For humanity it was the birth of hope.
- It was the birth of something so significant that it split time in two. And 2000 years later. In a post modern, the world still presses pause on the business of life to remember the birth of Jesus.
Here’s what is a really important reminder. The birth of Jesus was not just an important historical fact, or something for the world at large to remember, it has major implications to your life personally:
- For you, a second chance entered the world.
- For you, grace entered the world.
- For you, salvation entered the world.
- For you, hope entered the world.
The message of Jesus is important for you as an individual. It gives all of us hope.
Matthew 12:21 (NLT)
21 And his name will be the hope
of all the world.”
The Bible says hope is actually not a value, a principle, a feeling. Hope is a person.
The source of hope is knowing that there is a God that is in control. A God that loves us.
Merry Christmas to all my blog readers and friends who connect online. Have a great Christmas season!
