11 December 2012
Luke
2:10-11 And the angel said to them,
"Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which
will come to all the people; for to you is born this day in the city of David a
Saviour, who is Christ the Lord.
One of the saddest things
today is the lack of courage to express the Christian faith in public for fear
of offending people who are not Christians. Now this may seem to be politically
correct allowing other faiths to co-exist in the community, but if you live in
a country like Iran,
you do not have the same freedom as a Christian. Slowly around the world the
message of Christmas has been replaced with Santa Claus and happy holidays.
The humble birth of a baby
boy Jesus in a stable in Bethlehem
to Mary, and the freedom that Jesus gave the world is lost because Christians
are afraid to offend. The name of Jesus was a stumbling block to the Jew and
all unbelievers, it still is and will always be.
Most shopping centres and
certain shops have no reference to Jesus, neither does
the music playing in them. It is all about white Christmas and jingle bells and
Christmas trees.
Sadly we have allowed
commercial practises to give us Christmas bargains, specials on turkeys and
beer at discount prices, Christmas trees. The message of Jesus Christ that He
brought to this world has been betrayed by the silence of choirs singing in the
streets and ‘silent night’ has become a silent Christmas. Mouths
filled with Christmas cheer rather than the praises of Jesus Christ the Saviour
of the world.
David
Point to ponder: Jesus will always be the only Saviour of this
world.
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