Christmas Is Christ Alive In You
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill,
and to destroy: I am come that they might have life,
and that they might have it more abundantly (John 10:10).
The exciting thing about Christmas is the
purpose for which Jesus was born; the reason
He came. He came that you might have life?the God-
life?to the full. Jesus didn’t come to establish a new
religion; neither did He come to show us an example
of how to live the good life. He came to make us sons
of God. John 1:12 says, “But as many as received him,
to them gave he power to become the sons of God,
even to them that believe on his name.”
God’s desire was for us to have His kind of life, and
His plan, according to the Scriptures, was for Jesus to
give us this life. 1 John 5:11-12 says, “And this is the
record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this
life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and
he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.”
The Apostle Paul referenced something very
powerful and significant about the Christ-life in us
in Colossians 1:26-27. He writes, “Even the mystery
which hath been hid from ages and from generations,
but now is made manifest to his saints: To whom God
would make known what is the riches of the glory of
this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in
you, the hope of glory.”
Have you ever tried to imagine what Christ living
in a man really means? If Jesus Christ, who opened
blind eyes, unstopped deaf ears, gave the lame new
legs to walk, healed the maimed, and raised the dead,
truly lives in you, what should that make you? It means
you’re invincible; a superman; and an extraordinary
success; a victor forever! This is what makes Christmas
special; it’s Christ alive in you. He came for you, to live
in you, and to live through you.
Prayer
Dear Father, I thank you for the gift of your Son Jesus, whom
you sent to give me eternal life.
I have eternal life in my spirit, because I’ve received Christ.
Christ in me means glory in my life;
it means divinity revealed and expressed in, and through
me. I’m the expression of the beauties and righteousness of
Christ, bringing wholeness, sanity, and salvation to my
world, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further Study:
John 15:5-6; Galatians 2:20
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Zechariah 1-3
revelation 17
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
revelation 19:1-10
Zechariah 5-6