Day 44

Christmas is fast approaching, a time to celebrate Jesus' birth, be with family, exchange gifts and to eat a lot of sweets. When we get all wrapped up in the hustle and bustle do we fail to realize why Jesus was born and how Christmas is really connected to Easter and His death and resurrection? I know I have a hard time thinking that they have to be connected and knowing that He was actually born to die and suffer for our sins. Jesus Christ sent His only Son to take my place.

Isaiah 9:6
    For to us a child is born; to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Luke 1:30-33
    And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end."

The Son of God was born as a sinless innocent baby. He was born sinless and lived a perfect life so that He could take our sins upon His self so that we might have life.

Mark 8:31
    And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and after three days rise again.

Mark 10:45
   "...For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

John 3:16-17
   "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him...."

I know I have a hard time connecting the two, but have joy in the thought that Jesus Christ sent His Son to save me and my sinful soul. I don't deserve His love but take joy in it and strive to serve Him each day!

Flyleaf - Christmas Song