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Saturday, December 25, 2010

Luke 12:51

Peace? On earth? Who are you kidding? Earth is filled with strife and violence. What were the angels talking about? What could their message mean, on that night so long ago, when they appeared to the shepherds outside of Bethlehem? Even the Messiah himself made it clear that His first coming to earth was not for the purpose of bringing peace on earth.


 "Do you suppose that I came to give peace on earth? I tell you, not at all, but rather division. (Luke 12:51)

Then what were the angels rejoicing about? What was the big deal that night in Bethlehem? They were speaking of peace between the Father and man, not peace among mankind.  Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through the Messiah, And that is why we can rejoice and celebrate Christmas: The Messiah did everything necessary to erase all alienation between our Heavenly Father and mankind.
. The Heavenly Father is not against us He is not vengeful , but instead he is merciful . The Father loves us. Our Heavenly Father is not our problem instead He is the answer to our sin nature for only he can  redeem us from sin. So, turn to the Father, instead of
turning away from Him. That is the true message of Christmas. Everyone can be right
with the Father, because of our Heavenly Father's perfect gift His only begotten son came down from glory to suffer much for a sinner like me. The truth gift of the season is the Messiah coming down from glory to take our place on the cross. To pay the price for our sin, to die in our place. The Messiah is the true reason for the season.


Our Heavenly Father gave us the gift that never stops giving for through the Messiah's blood our children and their children can be saved if they accept Him as their redeemer and savior.

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