Why We Celebrate at Christmas!

God’s children are His beloved “sons”

Matthew 2:15 ESV

and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, “Out of Egypt I called my son.”

Matthew 3:17 ESV

and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”

Romans 6:5 ESV

For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his.

Romans 8:29 ESV

For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.

God Dictates His Sons Be Opposed not to Merely Push Them Into Darkness but to Pull Them Through to His Light.

Exodus 4:21–23 ESV

And the Lord said to Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the miracles that I have put in your power. But I will harden his heart, so that he will not let the people go. Then you shall say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the Lord, Israel is my firstborn son, and I say to you, “Let my son go that he may serve me.” If you refuse to let him go, behold, I will kill your firstborn son.’ ”

Illustration: In order for Resurrection process to happen, one must die, stay dead, and be raised to life.

There is can be Resuscitation without Death. There can be Revival without Death, but there can’t be Resurrection without a death.

God’s Sonship Comes with Responsibilities

God’s Son fulfilled his responsibilities, circumcised on the third day. Jesus was the Son that the father did not have to correct. Matthew 3:17.

Our Unity with him means that we have life and life everlasting

it’s a special place that the Father does what because he loves the son. He is willing to wipe out people not part of the covenant, but He is gracious in correcting those who are in. He sought to show him the seriousness of the responsibility but he withstaid his hand in grace so that Moses might be all that God has called him to be.

We stand in Jesus Christ. The father looks at us and says well done, which is why we can say that when we screw up, we can look up, when we fall short, we know that eternal damnation is not our portion, but his correction puts us back on the road to fulfilling his calling for our lives.

Recently I heard in my spirit this saying: I was watching the movie Tenet and I heard in my spirit, whatever happened yesterday is done. Get up tomorrow if the Lord wills and go back to work. What has the Lord placed on your plate to get done today.

Consecration is putting off those things that easily have beset us, and moving forward with the vigor of people who know we are called by God.

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God’s Sonship Comes with Deliverance