The Purpose Of Christmas

Luke 2:11"For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord". Christmas is one of the most celebrated holiday in the world. It's a day set aside to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ the saviour. Christmas is not a Christian holiday, its not a day Seregated for those only in the Christian faith. It's a day the world celebrate the birth of christ. Jesus Christ is the saviour of the world. Jesus Christ came for sinners not the righteous. We are to honour him not ourselves. The spotlight is now on us not the saviour. It's on the masses not the christ. We have made it all about us. Christmas day is an opportunity to honour Christ arrival 2000years ago. We honour Christ by fulfilling his mandate. We honour Christ by giving to the poor, visiting the sick and those in prisons. He said in matthew 25:43 "I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not". Any time we do such things we do them unto him. We honour him. Looking at how people in the so called sophisticated developed 21st century, in the free world celebrate their Christmas it grieves me. They have dishonored him on his own day. Jesus Christ came to save us from sin. But on Christmas day most people use it as an opportunity to go into sin. Statistics tells us the rate of alcohol consumption in this season is very high. People go to club not church. Clubs are packed while churches are empty. Christmas is the day christ is most ignored by his beloved. Statistics also tells us that the rate of teenage pregnancy is very high from December to march. It's very disappointing that we have allow the devil to pervert this memorable day. I wonder if we are really celebrating christ or the devil. The purpose of christ coming to the world to was to save us from sin. He wants us to be dead to sin and not in sin. Christ came to restore the original position of man. To restore man relationship with God. Christ came to destroy the works of the devil in our lives. He came to give us life and redeem us. So we can enter the presence of God boldly with a pure conscience. He came with a revelation of God as a father. He came to call us into his marvellous light and dispel every form of darkness in our life. The purpose of Christmas is redemption. So in this Christmas one way to honour him is to accept him into your life. Honour his sacrifice for you.