Merry Christmas!!!

This Christmas it seems as if we have been getting caught up with the hustle and bustle of the season. Too often we forget about the True Reason for the Season. So, I took a minute to think about what Christmas would be like and what the world would be like if God had not sent His son to be born as a baby. With Christ being born we would have murders walking openly on the streets, rapist running rapid, kidnappers with no conscience and no hope of saving their prey, wickedness walking all among us, people with no conscience of right and wrong. No one would want to do "goodwill to others", because they would not know the definition of "good". Sadness would be all around us. Families broken from infidelity would have no healing. Men and Women haunted by depression, anger, and addictions would have no hope. Women and children in abusive relationships would have no rescue for freedom. Most of all - don't forget - America would not be FREE. People would not know what the word "free" truly meant because they would not know what bondage was. They would live in bodage day after day and not even realize it. Satan would be running havoc on all of this world and we would have no Deliver.
Some of you may say: "Some of these things are already happening. Such as, murders walking the streets and rapist running rapid." Yes, you are correct, but the difference is we Do have a Hope. We have Justice. With out Christ coming to us as a baby and growing up on earth to die for us - we would not know "justice". See all these things we live by, we enjoy, but we take for granted. That if it was not for Christ we would not have any of these things. Hope, Deliverence, Happiness, Joy, Freedom, Justice, Conscience, Healing, Goodwill, and most of all Salvation. Christ coming as a baby 2,000 years ago changed the worl alot - lets not forget the wonderful change that Christ has made. Let us not take for granted this Christmas Day what Christ gave to us - Hope and a bright future - heaven!!

And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the abbe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.....Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
Luke 2:10-12, 14

Yes, it truly is tidings of GREAT JOY to ALL PEOPLE!!!