Jesus is the Reason for the Season

"Silent night...holy night...all is calm, all is bright..."


In the song "Silent night", it speaks of Jesus as being "tender and mild". Yes, amen..he is tender and loving and mild and gentle..and all that sweet stuff...but he is ALSO POWERFUL!


In this blog, I want to speak of the resurrected Christ.


I love the song by Misty Edwards that says, "He's not a baby in the manger anymore, he's not a broken man on the cross, he didn't stay in the grave and he's not staying in heaven forever!"
If this song doesn't speak of the Jesus that lives in you and me, I don't know what does.


I was contemplating on what I would write in this blog lately and I went to a women's breakfast at a friends church this weekend and found that the Pastor was speaking on this very thing. About how Jesus is not in the manger anymore! Yes, we can imagine him in the manger and Praise God how he sent Jesus to us that wonderful morning, but we need to visualize him where he is now in order to live the life that he created for us!


Today....the manger is empty, the cross is empty and so is the tomb where he was laid. WHY? Because we serve an awesome God...not a broken, weak one...but a POWERFUL one. One that sits at the right hand of God and is seated in high places...one that is able to come to our rescue and fight on our behalf...one that would never leave us or forsake us. GLORY TO GOD!!


So this Christmas season, picture baby Jesus in the manger...the bright star...the stinky manger in which he humbly was born....even picture Jesus on the cross...as he took on YOUR sins...as he bled and shed his innocent blood for you to be made whole and cleansed...healed..
But remember that he is no longer in those places...he is HIGH and lifted up!! He is with you at all times...he is glorified...he is resurrected.


Jesus is the reason for the season....and also the reason that you live.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!