The Devotional – 029 – Christmas, of course it IS!

The Devotional – 029 – Christmas, of course it IS!

Proverbs 25:6-7 – Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men; for it is better that he say to you “Come up here,” than that you should you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom your eyes have seen.

 

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Psalm 12:1-8 – Help, LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men. Everyone lies to his neighbor; their flattering lips speak with deception. May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue that says, "We will triumph with our tongues; we own our lips – so – who is our master?" "Because of the oppression of the weak and the groaning of the needy, I will now arise," says the LORD. "I will protect them from those who malign them." And the words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace of clay, purified seven times. O LORD, you will keep us safe and protect us from such people forever. The wicked freely strut about when what is vile is honored among men. (NIV)

If you read the Holy Bible… and I pray that you do, than you no doubt understand what it is that I am seeking to say this morning of Christmas!

If Jesus were not the Messiah foretold, we could honestly say that He sought to exalt Himself in the presence of God. If Jesus were not the Son of God, then we could say that He sought to stand in the presence of the great men of God. If Jesus were not the Lamb of God who took away the sin of the world, His Father would not have called Him home and seated Him at His Throne in Heaven.

You see there would have been no testimony of the virgin birth, no testimony of a sinless life, no testimony of God the Father speaking these words: “This is my Beloved Son of Whom I am well please; HEAR HIM” Matthew 3:17 and that of the apostle Peter who records this event in 2 Peter 1:17.

Also, there would be no record of Jesus other than the TOMB where His rotted bones would still be; but now Praise is to God alone who did not allow His Son; the LAMB to see this corrupted state of human flesh.

Matthew 28:1-8 -- Mark 16:1-8; Luke 24:1-10; John 20:1-8

After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.  There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men. The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples: 'He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.' Now I have told you." So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them. "Greetings," he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me."

Yes if Jesus Christ the Son of the Living God were not who HE IS, then He would have been placed lower than the devil, the prince of this world whom the world has seen. So here is the RUB.

If you read your Holy Bible… and I pray that you do, whether you are reading Proverbs, the Gospels, the Epistles or some Prophet of old. All the Words of the Holy Bible speak of the Living Word.

John 11:23-27 – Jesus said to her, "Your brother will rise again." Martha answered, "I know he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day." Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?" "Yes, Lord," she told him, "I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world." (I hope you have answered “Yes” just like Martha.

MERRY CHRISTMAS