DAD'S RAMBLINGS – Christmas Is For Everyone
Romans 15:8-9a
"Now I say that Jesus Christ has become a servant [minister] to the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made to the fathers, and that the Gentiles might glorify God...."
Jesus was born in Bethlehem to a Jewish family, was circumcised as a Jew, and ministered to the Jews as a Jew. Yet, He did not come only for the Jews, but for all mankind, as the prophecies Paul quotes clearly demonstrate (vss. 9b-12). On the night Jesus was born, an angel appeared to the Shepherds tending their flocks announcing the tiding of great joy that a Savior was born "to all the people" (Luke 2:9-14). And when Jesus was presented in the temple, Simeon blessed the babe saying that He would be a light to the Gentiles (Luke 2:32). Even though Jesus was born as a Jew to the Jews, Christmas is celebrated mainly by the Gentiles. We were not left out of God's great plan of redemption, and we bring glory to God by receiving His Son. Without this great "truth of God," we would be eternally lost. "To as many as received Him, He gave them the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name" (John 1:12). Praise God that Christmas is for everyone.
TODAY'S THOUGHT: Even though Jesus was born as a Jew, He came for everyone that all people might be saved.
Have a rejoicing day. Love you.
Romans 15:8-9a
"Now I say that Jesus Christ has become a servant [minister] to the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made to the fathers, and that the Gentiles might glorify God...."
Jesus was born in Bethlehem to a Jewish family, was circumcised as a Jew, and ministered to the Jews as a Jew. Yet, He did not come only for the Jews, but for all mankind, as the prophecies Paul quotes clearly demonstrate (vss. 9b-12). On the night Jesus was born, an angel appeared to the Shepherds tending their flocks announcing the tiding of great joy that a Savior was born "to all the people" (Luke 2:9-14). And when Jesus was presented in the temple, Simeon blessed the babe saying that He would be a light to the Gentiles (Luke 2:32). Even though Jesus was born as a Jew to the Jews, Christmas is celebrated mainly by the Gentiles. We were not left out of God's great plan of redemption, and we bring glory to God by receiving His Son. Without this great "truth of God," we would be eternally lost. "To as many as received Him, He gave them the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name" (John 1:12). Praise God that Christmas is for everyone.
TODAY'S THOUGHT: Even though Jesus was born as a Jew, He came for everyone that all people might be saved.
Have a rejoicing day. Love you.
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