WHY IS CHRISTMAS IMPORTANT?

Yes, it’s the Christmas season once again. It is hard to believe how fast a year goes by, yet here we are. So the question is, why is Christmas such a big deal? Well, the only important reason, and you may have heard this before, is because it’s a reminder to the world that God sent His Son, Jesus, to save us from sin and death.

“For God so loved the world that He sent His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him will not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). This familiar verse tells us God has done His part to bring salvation to the world. But it’s of no benefit unless we do our part, which is to truly “believe in Him”. Believing in His death, burial, and resurrection. Believing in Jesus, the spotless Lamb of God, who took your sins to the cross and paid the price for YOU!

However, the sad truth is there are many people who think there’s no need for that. They believe that when the time comes, if there is a God, He will give them a second chance. After all, they’re not that bad.

But God says, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). In other words, no one is good enough to even earn a “second chance” to get into heaven. Yet what they fail to realize is that for anyone who has not placed their faith in what Jesus has done for them, every moment they are still alive IS their second chance! Every day, tens of thousands of people don’t take the opportunity God gives everyone. They go into eternity without the salvation Jesus has made possible, and there will be no second chances after that. Make sure that’s NOT you!

In John 3:3, Jesus said, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Basically, what Jesus is saying here is that everyone has one birthday, but EVERYBODY NEEDS TWO! If you don’t know for CERTAIN that you have a second birthday, pray to the Lord and ask Him to give you one, and He will give you His gift of eternal life by His Spirit. “For whoever calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved” (Romans 10:13). “It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life” (John 6:63).  

Don’t let this opportunity pass you by, for “today is the day of salvation” (2 Corinthians 6:2), and it is the only way into the kingdom of God. “And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men, by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12). “For it is by grace you are saved through faith. And this is not of yourselves, it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9).

So this is why Christmas is so important. It’s all about what He’s done for us!

“These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.” (1 John 5:13).

If today you have called on the Lord for His gift of eternal life, let me be the first to say, “Happy Birthday”! And may this be the best Christmas that you’ve ever had!

P.S. If you already have a “second birthday”, pass this on to someone else. You never know who YOU may be giving a very special gift to. God bless, and…

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

May God bless you all, as we follow the Lord on our Mission today and every day, until He comes!

Brother Rick

U.N.C.L.E. HQ

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