Written by Julie Inu Umoro
Mark 1:1-3
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
Beloved, there is a great need to know why Jesus came to earth before we can appreciate why there is so much rejoicing in marking His birth.
We are told in the Gospel according Mark, that John the Baptist was sent ahead of Jesus to prepare the people for His coming. He did this by asking the people to repent of their sins and he Baptised them in water unto repentance.
He told them that he was just a fore runner of Jesus who will come and when he comes, He will baptise them with the Holy Ghost and with fire.
Beloved, Jesus came to reconcile mankind with God. Why? After Adam fell by sin in the Garden where God put him and his wife Eve, man died spiritually and lost God's glory on him. Man became separated from God. God in His mercy killed an animal, used the blood to cover their sin and used the animal skin to cover their nakedness.
God is too holy to behold sin. From then each time man sinned an animal dies and the blood is used to cover the sin. Why?
The Life of an animal is in the blood.
Leviticus 17vs11.
That animal takes the place of the man that sinned.
Animal sacrifices in place of man, continued even after God destroyed the 1st world of Noah with flood.
After some times, God decided to send Jesus to earth to make one sacrifice for all with His Blood. Jesus knew no sin so His Blood is uncontaminated and unpoluted. The blood of the animals being used were poluted.
The Blood of Jesus is divine, spotless, without stain or wrinkles.
He has to come to earth as man because at creation, God gave the earth to man. To come for the work of redemption, He has to be born. In all other holy Books, it has been confirmed that Mary the mother of Jesus conceived Jesus as a virgin without knowing any man.
For these divine qualities and more Jesus is the only One who could redeem man from the power of satan and sin thereby reconciling man with God and restoring man's lost glory.
This is why Christians celebrate the birth of the Saviour of the world. To redeem the world from the power of darkness and satan was not an easy task but Jesus agreed to come, suffer the pains, the agony, the humiliation, denials, the shame, and so much more to get us this freedom.
This season is worth celebrating and passionately too.
In a nutshell, christians celebrate, Salvation, freedom from Satan, restoration of lost glory and knowing that man is now reconciled with his Maker and eternity with Him in heaven is sure after life here.
To understand this, you must first and foremost be born again or better still, surrender your life fully to God so that the Blood of Jesus can wash you clean and then God's Spirit will empower you to follow and serve God in His terms. Live to please God.
God alone is my Source of health and strength.
MEMORY VERSE
Leviticus 17:11
For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.
PRAYERS
Father Lord, thank You for the birth of the Lord Jesus, the One who reconciled man with God, The Horn of our Salvation.
DAILY BIBLE READING.
Matthew 3vs11-17.
CONTACT JULIE INU UMORO
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