May Christmas Brings You The Blessing Of God

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.

2.God’s Love is For Us. He Knows Our Fault But Promised To Forgive Us If Turn To Him

God is all merciful. His love is great. God may be against you. You must know that if God is against you, He is against your old-self to make you new. God is always against sin, and want to destroy sin. He will do whatever is necessary to do away with sin. Therefore, do not worry, be happy with a hope Gd will make you free from your sinful way of life if He ever touch you whether with happiness or trouble. He promised to forgive us if we turn to Him. In earlier verses, God told Prophet Isaiah thousands years ago to tell the people of Israel about His plan of ‘Forgiveness’. Isaiah told the people of Israel about this message of God. This message is for all the people of the world. If anyone repent, turn away from sinful life and turn to God; ask God in prayer to forgive his or her sin God will forgive him/her and will make him/her God’s Child and bless him abundantly with every good things in life and eternal life with Him.

Read what Isaiah says to Israel and to you, me and all people :

“ I will turn my hand against you; I will thoroughly purge away your dross
    and remove all your impurities. I will restore your leaders as in days of old, your rulers as at the beginning. Afterward you will be called
    the City of Righteousness,the Faithful City.”

Zion will be delivered with justice,her penitent ones with righteousness.
But rebels and sinners will both be broken,and those who forsake the Lord will perish.

“You will be ashamed because of the sacred oaks in which you have delighted;you will be disgraced because of the gardens
    that you have chosen.You will be like an oak with fading leaves,
    like a garden without water. The mighty man will become tinder
    and his work a spark;both will burn together,with no one to quench the fire.” (Isaiah 1:25-31)

God Knows Our Fault But Wants To Forgive Us If We Go To Him

God told Prophet Isaiah thousands years ago to tell the people of Israel abut His plan of ‘Forgiveness’. Isaiah told the people of Israel about this message of God. This message is for all the people of the world. If anyone repent, turn away from sinful life and turn to God; ask God in prayer to forgive his or her sin God will forgive him/her and will make him/her God’s Child and bless him abundantly with every good things in life and eternal life with Him.

Read what Isaiah says to Israel and to you, me and all people :
“Hear me, you heavens! Listen, earth! For the LORD has spoken:
“I reared children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against me.
3 The ox knows its master, the donkey its owner’s manger,
but Israel does not know, my people do not understand.”
Woe to the sinful nation, a people whose guilt is great,
a brood of evildoers,children given to corruption!
They have forsaken the LORD; they have spurned the Holy One of Israel
and turned their backs on him.
Why should you be beaten anymore? Why do you persist in rebellion?
Your whole head is injured, your whole heart afflicted.
From the sole of your foot to the top of your headthere is no soundness—
only wounds and welts and open sores, not cleansed or bandaged or soothed with olive oil.
Your country is desolate,your cities burned with fire;your fields are being stripped by foreigners right before you, laid waste as when overthrown by strangers.
Daughter Zion is left like a shelter in a vineyard,like a hut in a cucumber field, like a city under siege.
Unless the LORD Almighty had left us some survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have been like Gomorrah.
Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah!
“The multitude of your sacrifices— what are they to me?” says the LORD.
“I have more than enough of burnt offerings, of rams and the fat of fattened animals;I have no pleasure in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats. 
When you come to appear before me,who has asked this of you,
this trampling of my courts?
Stop bringing meaningless offerings!Your incense is detestable to me.
New Moons, Sabbaths and convocations— I cannot bear your worthless assemblies. Your New Moon feasts and your appointed festivals
I hate with all my being.They have become a burden to me;
I am weary of bearing them. When you spread out your hands in prayer, I hide my eyes from you;even when you offer many prayers,
I am not listening.Your hands are full of blood!
Wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight;
stop doing wrong.Learn to do right; seek justice.Defend the oppressed.
Take up the cause of the fatherless;plead the case of the widow.
“Come now, let us settle the matter,” says the LORD.
“Though your sins are like scarlet,they shall be as white as snow;
though they are red as crimson,they shall be like wool.
If you are willing and obedient,you will eat the good things of the land;
but if you resist and rebel,you will be devoured by the sword.”
For the mouth of the LORD has spoken. (Isaiah 1: 2-20)

Celebrate Christmas– distribute Greeting Card among your unbelieving friends

You may not be able to preach the Gospel every time. But you and all of us can distribute Christmas Greeting Card. Distribute it  in this Christmas among unbelieving friends. This is one of the best way to tell them that ‘Jesus Christ, the Son of God, came on this earth to save the world; all who believe and receive Him as Lord and Saviour will not be condemn but will have eternal life.

God inspired the former Christian leaders to celebrate Christmas- not necessarily that Jesus was born on the same date. But to celebrate Christmas that the world may know the coming of God in this world to save all who believe in Him.

Celebrate it for the glory of the Lord and as a chance to promote the Gospel by distributing Christmas Greeting Cards and other beneficial activities.

The Star of Jesus, Not The Star of Bethlehem

When Jesus was born more than 2000 years ago, the Magi ( wise men) saw ‘Star’ of the new born baby Jesus. So, they followed the ‘Star’ from the East, as written in the Bible( Matthew 2:1-12). The Magi knew it was the ‘Star’ of Jesus, the Messiah. Therefore, the came to Bethlehem and worshipped Him.
1.HOW DO YOU CALL THE STAR : Many people, including Bible experts study the Bible, Commentaries, Science, historical writings, etc. and try to explain about the ‘Star’. They called it ‘The Star of Bethlehem’. The name they give itself is wrong and how can they explain about this ‘Star’?
If you want to understand about that ‘Star’, first understand, acknowledge, accept as and called ‘The Star of Jesus, the Messiah’. Only then, God will open your mind and through the Holy Spirit, He will make you understand.
The Magi knew and called ‘The Star of Jesus, the Messiah’. And it was true. Why called it otherwise and try to unfold the miracle in other way around?
Many works of God are Miracle to man. But ‘Miracle’ is the word of man, not the word of God. For God, there is no word ‘Miracle’!
God created the universe. He created all created being from ‘without’ or ‘nothing’. He said ‘Let there be Light’ and ‘there was Light’. Likewise, He commanded ‘earth, Sky, Sun,Moon, Star, and every created being’ and all these things existed. He created only Man in his own hand, as Genesis in the Bible tells us.
Do you believe in God? Do you believe God is the Creator?
If yes, call the Star the Magi saw as ‘The Star of Jesus, the Messiah’ and not ‘The Star of Bethlehem.”
Bethlehem is just a place, a small town where Jesus was born. God would not give a sign to any man to tell about Bethlehem. He gave the sign only to tell that Jesus, the Messiah was born to save the world.
Do you believe in Jesus? Do you believe Jesus as the Messiah or Christ?
If yes, call the Star the Magi saw as ‘The Star of Jesus, the Messiah’ and not ‘The Star of Bethlehem.”
Only then, God will give you understanding about His words in the Bible.
Write ‘Praise the Lord’ if you believe and accept Jesus as Messiah and as Your Lord and Saviour.

You Can Have Eternal Life

Life on earth is not a bed of roses. Our life is a mixture of ups and downs, good and bad, happiness and sadness, success and failure, health and sickness, life and death.

All the miserable life, according to the word of God, the Bible, is the result of sin against our Creator, Almighty God.

The Bible tells us that we have sin that we deserve eternal punishment. God can not tolerate sin. He must punish sin and all sinners. However, God loves us so much that He promises us to ‘save us from eternal punishment and give us eternal life to all who obey His instruction in the Bible. The Bible says,

"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23).

To be saved from eternal condemnation and have eternal life, you must believe what the Bible say and accept that you have sinned against God:

 We all have done and thought that are wrong in the sight of God. All our actions are against the will of God. Whatever we do and think are displeasing to God. We deserve God’s punishment because of our sins against the Holy and Just God,.

 "The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 6:23).

However, God loves us so much that He provides us the way to avoid punishment but have eternal life with Him.

"For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son so that anyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life" (John 3:16).

Thus, Jesus Christ, the sinless (1 Peter 2:22), eternal Son of God became a man (John 1:1,14) and died to pay our penalty.

 "God demonstrates His love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8).

Jesus Christ died on the cross (John 19:31-42), taking the punishment that we deserve (2 Corinthians 5:21). Three days later He rose from the dead (1 Corinthians 15:1-4), proving His victory over sin and death.

"In His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead" (1 Peter 1:3).

By faith, we must change our mindset regarding Christ - who He is, what He did, and why - for salvation (Acts 3:19). If we place our faith in Him, trusting His death on the cross to pay for our sins, we will be forgiven and receive the promise of eternal life in heaven.

 "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son so that anyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life" (John 3:16).

"If you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved" (Romans 10:9).

Faith alone in the finished work of Christ on the cross is the only true path to eternal life!

"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this not of yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast" (Ephesians 2:8-9).

To receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, say this prayer having full faith in Jesus Christ :

"Lord, I have sinned against you and deserve punishment. Now, I understand that my Saviour Jesus Christ died on the cross and has taken away all my sin. I invite Him to become my Lord and Saviour. I surrender my life in His hand to control and direct my life. Thank You for  forgiving my sin and accepting me as Your child. Help me live a faithful life as your child, in Jesus name, Amen.”

Prophecy About The Birth Of Jesus

In the seventh century BC, the prophet Isaiah made predictions about a Servant of the Lord who would rule the earth in the last days. He described a day in which all of the earth would be at peace and all the nations would go up to Jerusalem to worship God (Isaiah 2).
Isaiah announced, “Unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace” (9:6).
Isaiah also gave a mysterious prophecy that was only partially fulfilled in his lifetime. He wrote, “The Lord Himself will give you a sign:
Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel” (7:14). Immanuel means “God with us.”

The Birth of Jesus Foretold
In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.”
“How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”

CHRISTMAS IS APPROACHING

Let us rejoice in the Lord. Christmas remind us the coming of Jesus in the world for us. His coming makes us ‘the children of God’. Praise the Lord.
When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. ( please read Luke 1:39-56)

Inside of Mary was the Saviour of the world Jesus Christ, the Son of Heavenly Father and inside of Elizabeth was the prophet of Heavenly Father John the Baptist. When the two mothers meet, the baby John greeted His Lord Jesus Christ, both inside of their respective human mother. The greetings of the two babies made their mother filled with joy and greeted the two mothers with heavenly joy.
Inside of the believers of Jesus Christ lives the Holy Spirit. When the believers meet, the spirit in them rejoice and make the believers rejoice in the Lord.
May your joy in the Lord makes other believers rejoice in the Lord. May Almighty God bless you to be a source of inspiration for others.
May God bless you.

CMSG 1.God Became Man To Make All God’s Children

Life on earth is a mixture of Joy and Sadness, Health and Sickness, Success and Failure, Life and Death. Man experiences a powerful influence of ‘Super-human Power’, which control his life.  Strongest  and the most powerful conquered, subdued ,defeated, enslaved and killed weaker people; rule over people and vast land.

However, no one can overcome death. Even the strongest, conquerors, emperors, can not stand against the tiny micro-organism – infected them with diseases and killed them.

Who is strong enough to overcome sickness and death? No, not one, when the time come.

Health and Wealth brings no permanent peace in the mind of every individual.

God Answer Earnest Prayer

God answer earnest prayer. God will help you succeed in whatever you do if you pray earnestly. Always pray anywhere you go and whatever you do. When you are in a group, meeting or just get together volunteer yourself to pray or request friends to pray together. If you or any one of among you dare not to pray or you have limited time, say The Lord’s Prayer.