The introduction of my “The Message” Bible by Eugene H. Peterson says “The arrival of Jesus signaled the beginning of a new era. God entered history in a personal way and made it unmistakably clear that he is on our side, doing everything possible to save us. It was all presented and worked out in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. It was, and is, hard to believe-seemingly too good to be true.”
What a wonderful time this Christmas season is for all of
us. My parents believed in celebrating the wonderful gift of Jesus Christ to us
from our Lord. As a child with two brothers and a sister, we traveled to one
grandparent’s house to celebrate Christmas Eve and then the other one to
celebrate Christmas Day. One of homes was ¼ mile from our house while the other
was 150 miles from ours. Yesterday, December 14, twenty-five our family
celebrated together.
It has continued to be a tradition in my lifetime to see
family at Christmas because I believe, as my parents did, that Christmas is
when God gave us the best gift humanity has ever received. Our family is so
important to me and because Jesus was born, we are saved from our sins.
After we pass away, Thessalonians 4:14-18 says, since Jesus
died and broke loose from the grave, God will most certainly bring back to life
those who died in Jesus. He’ll come down from heaven and the dead in Christ
will rise—they’ll go first. Then the rest of us who are still alive at the time
will be caught up with them into the clouds to meet the Master. Oh, we’ll be
walking on air! And then there will be one huge family reunion with the Master.
So, reassure one another with these words.
Sandra Hilsabeck
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