More
than 2,000 years ago, God came from Heaven and became a man, having His name ‘Jesus
Christ’, which means ‘Saviour’. Jesus
Christ was with God from the beginning and came to this world as human being to
save all the people from the power of sin ( and originator of sin, Satan) and its consequences
– eternal condemnation. The Bible says,
‘’In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was
God . . . And the Word became flesh.” (John 1: 1 & 4)
God
became man only to save you from eternal condemnation and makes God’s children.
So, let us celebrate Christmas with joy and praise the Lord.
God
became a man only because He loves us. That’s what we should celebrate Christmas.
Many
thousand years ago, the prophet of God, Isaiah foretell the birth of Jesus and
had given four names of our Lord that explains His character and nature. Isaiah
says, “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called ‘Wonderful
Counselor’,’ Mighty God’, ‘Everlasting Father’, ‘Prince of Peace’.”.( Isaiah 9:6)
Thus,
Jesus Christ is 1) Wonderful Counselor’; 2. Mighty
God’; 3. Everlasting Father and 4. Prince of Peace.
1.
WONDERFUL COUNSELOR : Jesus Christ is a ‘WONDERFUL COUNSELOR’. He teaches us the love
of God and the way to God. The people wondered His teachings with
authority and said, “No one ever spoke the way this man does” (John 7:46).
2.
THE MIGHTY GOD : Jesus
Christ is fully man and fully God, the
God-Man. He performed many miracles, lived a sinless life and forgave people’s
sin - the proved of THE MIGHTY GOD.
3.
The Everlasting Father. Jesus and
the Father (God) are one (John 10:30). He was with God in the beginning (John 1:1),He was with God in the beginning (John 1:2) He
was the maker of all things (John 1:3)
He is the designer of the whole universe (Hebrews 11:3).
4.
The Prince of Peace. Jesus is the
only ‘Way to Peace with God’. Jesus says, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father
except through me. Jesus is the ‘Way to God’ (John 14 :6).
All
the true followers have Christ-like character, love others as Jesus Christ love
us. So, they have peaceful relationship with other people. This is why, Jesus
Christ is ‘the Prince of Peace’.
To
be like Christ, call on Him in prayer and receive Him as your personal Lord and
Saviour.
May
God bless you.
