This beautiful piece was written by a
friend of mine; Ubazue Onyeka (Royalty Shyne). When I read through it, it gave me a lot to
think about and I thought it would be really self-centered of me to keep it all
to myself. Here goes;
So here I am pondering (not like Pinky and the Brain) but I’m pondering, what’s the true essence of the festivities during Christmas, because I have looked around and I see animals lose their lives just for this course (not like I care about the animals). And it’s not just the animals; people lose themselves to satisfy the curiosity of celebration.
Now to the crux of the day, what in the world do we celebrate at Christmas or what is Christmas that we celebrate it so much and so big? Here is an excerpt from Whats App;
“
this is what Christmas means: no more beating on closed doors, but an open
heaven, angels ascending and descending freely, our prayers reaching the throne
of God unhindered, the holy spirit constantly pouring upon us like sunshine
from a cloudless sky God with us- ‘IMMANUEL’. And God is IN us.”
From here we see that Christmas isn’t
about the food but about us, not about the party but about the package. When we
remember Christmas it should be with joy in our hearts (well, that’s the party)
as we remember the darling of heaven that was made manifest for our sakes; “the
everlasting father” (Isaiah 9:6) who was born in a manger (Luke 2:7). God came
amongst men to save them and reconcile them unto himself. Christmas is the time
to merry and glory in God for his love which so much encompass us that he gave
us his very best (John 3: 16). It is not by the work of our hands lest we boast
but by grace alone through Christ by faith.
At Christmas we give thanks, we love
just as the Father does, we celebrate as well as we remind people of the
essence of the season - US. For our sakes the Father of glory chose to come in
the form of man to save us who were far from him so that in him we would have
redemption even the forgiveness of sins.
So as we chew our rice and kill those
birds please be reminded that the grace of God has appeared to all men and now
we have an advocate with the father who always intercedes for us; in addition
we have the best gift of all - the Holy Spirit which is God’s spirit that lives
in us. Why? Because God chose to be born in a manger.
FELIZ
NAVIDAD!!
Side note: Beautiful inn'it? Yeah, I thought so too. I know I’ve said this before (and probably would again) but you can sue me for indigestion. So….
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
And here’s
a Christmas-sy hug from us to you… Come now, don't be shy...
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