Christ Is Born In
Our Hearts!
“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord” (Luke 2:11).
It’s wonderful to know that Jesus was born, and that He came to the world for a reason—to bring salvation to the whole world. This is what makes Christmas a joyful celebration indeed. The Bible says in Luke 1:68-69, “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David.”
However, this salvation, as glorious as it was, was only a means to an end. God’s plan wasn’t just to bring us out of sin and bondage and leave us to suffer and rot away in life. His plan was to make us new creations and fill us with His Spirit so we could worship Him in spirit and in truth: “But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him (John 4:23).
For the Holy Spirit to come to the earth, Jesus had to first leave, which was why He told His disciples in John 16:7, “Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.” Now, the Holy Spirit has come, not just to be with us, but to live in us. This is the greatest thing mankind could ever know; to become the very tabernacle of the living God. The very idea or suggestion of it alone is overwhelming. Jesus was born, and lived to die that we might live. Today, we live because He lived, died, and came back to life to be born in us.
This is the excitement we share at Christmas; that the same Christ who was born nearly two thousand years ago, lived, died, and came back to life to be born in our hearts. Thus, Christmas will not only be remembered for the baby-Jesus that was born in Bethlehem, but for the Christ that is born in our hearts today; who lives and reigns forever in us and through us. Aren’t you glad about Christmas? It made it possible for Christ to be born in our hearts, and to live and express Himself through us.
Prayer
Dear Father, thank you for sending your beloved Son, Jesus, not only to save us, but to make us new creations. Now, I can celebrate the joy of Christmas today and every other day rejoicing over the Christ that has been born in my heart! Thank you, dear Father, for Christmas, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Our Hearts!
“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord” (Luke 2:11).
It’s wonderful to know that Jesus was born, and that He came to the world for a reason—to bring salvation to the whole world. This is what makes Christmas a joyful celebration indeed. The Bible says in Luke 1:68-69, “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David.”
However, this salvation, as glorious as it was, was only a means to an end. God’s plan wasn’t just to bring us out of sin and bondage and leave us to suffer and rot away in life. His plan was to make us new creations and fill us with His Spirit so we could worship Him in spirit and in truth: “But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him (John 4:23).
For the Holy Spirit to come to the earth, Jesus had to first leave, which was why He told His disciples in John 16:7, “Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.” Now, the Holy Spirit has come, not just to be with us, but to live in us. This is the greatest thing mankind could ever know; to become the very tabernacle of the living God. The very idea or suggestion of it alone is overwhelming. Jesus was born, and lived to die that we might live. Today, we live because He lived, died, and came back to life to be born in us.
This is the excitement we share at Christmas; that the same Christ who was born nearly two thousand years ago, lived, died, and came back to life to be born in our hearts. Thus, Christmas will not only be remembered for the baby-Jesus that was born in Bethlehem, but for the Christ that is born in our hearts today; who lives and reigns forever in us and through us. Aren’t you glad about Christmas? It made it possible for Christ to be born in our hearts, and to live and express Himself through us.
Prayer
Dear Father, thank you for sending your beloved Son, Jesus, not only to save us, but to make us new creations. Now, I can celebrate the joy of Christmas today and every other day rejoicing over the Christ that has been born in my heart! Thank you, dear Father, for Christmas, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
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