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Merry Christmas!
Yesterday many of us celebrated the birth of Jesus Christ, the Son of God!
Because of this wonderful gift we can Rejoice, and Celebrate, and here is why, because Christ has come to give us new life.
One of the great things that I read about yesterday is the birth of Christ and in Matthew chapter 1 we are told that when Mary conceived and brought forth her child they called him Immanuel, which means God with us.
Immanuel is one of several names that we know have been given to Jesus.
Here are several others that we read about that tell us who Jesus is.
But as I was reading about who Jesus is I was reminded how all the prophecies had come to pass about Jesus.
His coming as well as his death and resurrection.
But there may be some here today that still wonder why did this have to happen?
Ultimately the ‘why’ of Christmas helps answer the bigger question: why did Jesus come?
Jesus came to atone for our sins.
The disciple John said it this way about another description of who Jesus is.
But what does this really mean?
What did it look like?
Isaiah 53 perfectly lays out why Jesus came, what it meant, and how it would look.
In the Old Testament we know from Scripture that God had this plan to take His people out of Egypt.
It was there that we begin to really see how this sacrificial system was put into place.
Hebrew or Jewish families when preparing for Passover, would select a perfect lamb, and then bring it into their homes and care for it.
The children of those households, which undoubtedly were like most children, would have bonded with the lamb.
The little creature surely brought them comfort and joy.
Yet, as they welcomed it into their homes, fed it and took care of it, within a few short days their joy was crushed by the stark reality of what that lamb meant for their lives—it would be sacrificed to pay for their sins.
And down through the pages of God’s Word we see this repeated over and over again.
A lamb would have to be offered up for the sins of the people.
The reason why I share this with us today is because we need to know that Jesus was our substitute, he was the lamb who suffered and died for our sin.
Here is how the prophet Isaiah describes what Jesus did for us.
So, What can we do too today to respond to this wonderful news?
Well there are a couple of things.
In just a moment we are going to stand and remember what the Lord has done for us by taking communion.
So, we can be reminded of these words from Luke.
But also, I want us to be reminded that because of what Christ has done for us we can have victory over sin.
Because of the Lord’s death and resurrection we can continue to walk in faith and trust in God’s plan for our lives.
Here is how Paul describes what this looks like.
Christmas is about the celebration of Jesus, our Savior.
As Steven Lawson from OnePassion Ministries said, “Jesus did not come to create a holiday.
He was born to die for sinners.”
What good news this is for us, that through Jesus there is no longer condemnation.
What a truly amazing gift that we get to celebrate.
Take time today and through out this week to give thanks to the King of kings, the Prince of Peace, the author and perfecter of our faith.
(Close in Prayer and lead into Communion)
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