THE PROMISED SON

THE PROMISED SON

“Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.” – Matthew 1:17

God’s Word: “Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. He was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph, the son of Heli … the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.” – Luke 3:23, 38

Speaking of the Christmas Season, we are back yet again to another Season of Christmas. Many made it and many did not make it but if you are reading this today that means you made it to yet another wonderful and memorable event in the history of mankind. 2013 has been a wonderful year with much of challenges, disappointments, and appointments. Yet we have the ultimate thanks to give God. If not because of this significant event we might have no course to celebrate any of our achievements with purpose. God is our refuge and our salvation.

We came into this season with a lot of cold here in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. and it was a very wonderful experience as many people were on their cold wears. Though the cold was really heavy yet people enjoy the season which I call our little America season.

The promised child came into the world at the time, Caesar Augustus decreed that a census be taken, and every person in the entire Roman world had to go to his own town to register. Joseph, being of the line of David, was required to go to Bethlehem to register with Mary. While in Bethlehem, Mary gave birth to Jesus. Mary gave birth in a crude stable. She wrapped the baby in cloths and placed him in a manger in Jerusalem, he came in a season where there was that cold and he came in a season where there is no room, in a season where the only place Mary and Joseph found is a place where animals are kept. In a manger the Saviour of the world was born. How Humble the birth of Christ. 

“The Son of God became a man to enable men to become the sons of God.” – C.S. Lewis

Jesus Christ was born in a simple lowly place, a corner of a stable. He was born to humble and poor parents, who had nothing to boast about, except their own spotless character and holiness. Jesus came not to save the righteous but for the sinners. Jesus was born in the time where people are full of theirselves, hatred, greed, hypocrisy and other blind acts of immorality. Yet in this He was born, He worked out the salvation of many today. He is the reason for the season so lets celebrate the true essence of Christmas.

In the world today people feast and celebrate families and holidays and they forget the celebrant Himself. People tend to ignore what the celebrant actually wants for a celebration and they take it to a bar, to hotels inn, drinking, smoking, a time of gossip, immorality and tout behaviours.

Christians we need to show the world the true essence of the Birth of the Saviour of the World. We need to portray the significance of His birth. He came to save the world from eternal condemnation and the power of darkness. His birth was marvelous, His live super magnificent, His purpose; love for eternity.  

Jesus loves you and He came because of you, to restore you to God and to give you an eternal life. All you need to do is believe in this Child who is the reason for the season.

The Promised Child

See the King is Born,

In a manger he laid,

In the cold he bath,

The hope of the world,

The scope of today.

The Child is born,
Now from the ashes is beauty raised,
Out of darkness comes light of day,
My hands lifted from these broken chains,
Hallelujah.

Oh blessed Child Born in a lowly manger,

A freedom for all,

A life for all,

A love for all,

A future for all.

This is the Child,

Born for you today,

In the town of Bethlehem,

In the mist of all hail men,
The freedom for eternity.

                                      ~~Abraham John. 

Wishing you the best of the Christmas Season and an overpowering of God’s Blessing in the coming year 2014.

Written by Abraham John

(On Christmas day) 25^th December, 2013

Blog: abrahamsworld.blogspot.com

Email: abrahamwrite@yahoo.com