Christmas Time

Usually during the Christmas season I feel very empty. The holiday comes to a close and I then have to start the hum drum of everyday life. I dreaded the end. This year was different.

Was it because I got what I wanted for Christmas? Nope, my new Taylor acoustic guitar was not under the tree. Is it because I went to a hot country for the holidays? Nope, I am as white as the paper in my printer...there is no tan. Is it because I did something good for someone this holiday? Well, my attitude is not dependent on doing good deeds, so nope.

Lately I have not been afraid to share my faith to others. The past month has been an incredible shift in my thinking. Leading people to Christ is the most important thing you can do in your lifetime...nothing else is more important to the human race.

I have been listening to Todd Friel on Sirius 161 for the past couple of months on a regular basis. He presents the gospel so clear that, even if you are an unbeliever, you have no choice but to think about your life. The one thing that people do not want to hear is that they are sinners and that every sin they commit is like a rotting carcass...in other words dirty and filthy. Doing good things and being a "good" person is not going to cut it because he is a very just God. We have to realize that we need a saviour and acknowledge that he needs to save us. This means dying to oursleves and repenting, or turning away, from our sins.

But you may say, " Well, I haven't really committed any bad sins...hmmm, you are so wrong. Take a look at the ten commandments. These were given to act as a mirror. Have you lied? Even just once? Then you have broken the law and should be condemmed to Hell. Have you lusted after someone of the opposite sex? Jesus says if you do this you have committed adultery in your heart. Another one broken. Have you stolen? Another one broken. Have you ever gotten angry at someone? Jesus says this is committing murder in your heart. Another one broken.

I could go on, but if you have broken any of God's Laws, you should go straight to Hell when you die. "But this is so bad...my life is over!!", you may say. But the sick person needs to know that they have a disease before they can hear that they can be healed. The good news is this:

God sent his son Jesus and he was put up on a cross. He paid the fine for all of us so that all sin- past, present and future- would be cleared. It is up to us accept him and turn away from our sin and give him control of our lives. This is the good news of the Gospel...nothing else. Once we do this, we are assured eternal life with the God of the universe.

The Christmas season was the start of salvation. If there is no birth, there is no Easter. If there is no Easter, there is no savior. No savior, we all are lost.

I know it may be a bit late for this, but if you are still celebrating Christmas, think about what you are celebrating and take this very seriously. Give hin the glory...