Mark 1:15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
My Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus, at this time of the year, I begin to feel like John the Baptist must have felt. I see people running to and fro, searching for a gift to top last year’s gift; trying to capture the joy that the Christmas Season promises, but never filling the emptiness. Then fatigue and disappointment sets in and a wish for it all to be over creeps in. Welcome to the devil’s world, attempting to squash what we believers know to be truth. Christmas isn’t about spending, and it isn’t all about giving.
You have heard it said, “It is better to give than to receive.” I say it is better to receive God’s free gift, the salvation through His Son, Jesus Christ, first, so you can give a real present, the Gospel to another!
That morning, when Jesus was born, was the time John was referring to. The gift is Jesus, whose grace and mercy of the forgiveness of our sins promises a life eternal with our God. The joy is Christ living in us and a love for our fellow man and God’s creatures great and small.
You can’t work enough to find joy. Rich men die miserably every day. People have worked themselves to death thinking money will buy happiness, never seeing the dysfunctional relatives left behind fighting over the pickings.
That is why the Bible teaches works without faith is dead, but faith brings about good works. Grace and Salvation is free. Jesus paid the price. Won’t you accept Jesus today, and finally find the true Joy and Happiness the season promises?
Now go and be a good witness for Christ, Bro. Jonas Beauregard
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