Jn.1:14 – So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son.
Why were we created in the first place? The Bible clearly teaches we were born to display God’s glory and to enjoy Him forever. Obviously something went terribly wrong right off. Adam and Eve didn’t get very far at all when they fell into sin and lost the blessing of walking with God. Of course the Lord already had His plan in place, He would become one of us and offer His own life as a man as our substitute and restore His plan of man walking in intimacy with Him. So this incredible being, Jesus of Nazareth is actually God who became a man. In His victory over death at His resurrection, He inherited amazing blessings for Himself and also for all people who believe in Him. Here is how Charles Spurgeon describes this.
“How can God refuse to bless those men who are in Christ? The everlasting Father must bless his only-begotten Son, and in blessing him he has blessed a man, and that man having all the elect in his loins, they are necessarily all blessed in him. Look upon the person of Christ as that of a representative individual. Whatever Christ is, all his elect are, just as whatever Adam was all men who were in him became. If Adam fell, all manhood fell; if Christ stands and is honored and glorified, then all who are in Christ, that is the goodly fellowship of his elect, are all blessed in him. Now, it is utterly impossible but that God should bless Jesus Christ, for Jesus Christ is for ever one with God, and his manhood is also one with Godhead.”
So Jesus not only represents me in His death, He also represents me in His life. All the blessings of the Father that are poured on Christ while seated at the Father’s right hand are also poured on me. All the blessings of the Spirit are mine in Christ. This is the real blessing of Christmas. So maybe this Christmas we can focus on the true gifts that have eternal value, I am seated with Christ in heavenly places and all of His blessing is being poured over and into me.
Thank you Abba , thank you Pastor Frank . This is a refreshing truth , that everyone in Christ needs to walk in . Especially when we are in the valley of the shadow of death . Abba , I ask for breakthrough for everyone who reads Pastor Frank’s message , wisdom with understanding .
To be given opportunities to be a mouth piece to sow, water, and the biggest wow of all, pray with someone to receive Jesus’ salvation, forgiveness, love. If you want value for your investment, there is nothing greater.
AMEN PASTOR! We can get all kinds of gifts. But many gift breaks and many gift go on shelves and collect dust. Many gifts hang on the walls . And on and on. There only one Gift that above all Gift THE GREATEST GIFT OF THEM ALL IS JESUS HE A GIFT OF LIFE OF HEAVENLY ETERNITY FOREVER GLORY BE TO GOD!🙏🙏🙌👏👐❤