Good morning and Merry Christmas Guys and Gals!
I went to bed early last night. I prayed that God help me to figure out what to write about this morning. He did! He told me to write about His love!
Do you love people like Jesus did? Do you spend time with them even if they are still living in sin? I'm not talking about sinning with them but being a light of hope for them to guide them out of their sin! Do you speak the truth to them about their sin? I'm not talking about just what the bible says, but in the way you live your life as well! Do you stand firm in the truth as He did and let them walk away if they so choose, but being ready to be there for them should they turn to you for help?
I think that today so many people are twisting the message that Jesus brought to the world. He brought the message of truth through love! It did not matter who Jesus was speaking to, He spoke the truth to them! He did not worry about how it would be viewed politically, or socially, or even if some thought His message was one of hate and not love! He told the truth about it! With that truth, He also offered to show the way out of the sinful life into the life of Salvation through Him! He told the people of that day that following the Law by the letter is never what he wanted. Instead, He told them about following the Law from the heart and what it meant to do so! For if you love the Lord your God with all your heart, and soul, and mind; and if you love your neighbor as yourself; then you will establish the very tenets of the Law with your actions because it will come naturally from your heart!
If someone says that the truth you are speaking to them is hateful, kindly correct them that you are telling them the truth in love so that they will know and understand that their sin is hurting them and as long as they keep sinning in their sin, their life will have the curse of that sin upon it! Here is the important part though... that is only half the message! You also have to tell them how God gave us His Son, Jesus Christ, who died for our sins on the cross so that they, as sinners, would be able to come to Him, Jesus Christ, and receive forgiveness of those sins and start, yes I said start, a path to righteousness!
See, the cross of Jesus is where we begin our journey! It is a long journey and often filled with perils and hazards which we must pass through! As Christians we will have hard times and troubles! But Jesus Christ, the Son of the Ever Living God, will be right there beside us and within us as we pass through those perils and hazards! And for every thing we suffer for His name's sake here in these mortal bodies of ours, we store up treasures in Heaven for when we arrive there with the hope of Eternal Life and Incorruptible Bodies waiting for us when we get there! This is our hope! This is our joy! That we get to live Eternity with Jesus Christ in Heaven!
But others also need to hear of Jesus! And if you do not speak the truth to them about Jesus, then how will they know? So go and speak the truth, in love, to those you love and even those you may feel that you hate! Do it today! Do it with love and gentleness! Because just as it was hard for you to face the truth of sin in your life, so it will be hard for them to face the truth of sin in their life! But remember this, if they choose to turn from you and walk away, let them! But be ready to receive them back with love when they repent and turn from their sin and seek Jesus Christ who is their only hope of Salvation!
This is my Christmas message to you today! May God bless every one of you this day!
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