{"id":12642,"date":"2023-12-24T11:44:56","date_gmt":"2023-12-24T11:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/?p=12642"},"modified":"2024-01-12T11:46:08","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T11:46:08","slug":"this-december-is-all-about-the-christ-of-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/this-december-is-all-about-the-christ-of-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"THIS DECEMBER &#8211; IS ALL ABOUT THE CHRIST OF CHRISTMAS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>THIS DECEMBER &#8211; IS ALL ABOUT THE CHRIST OF CHRISTMAS: LETS COMMEMORATE AND CELEBRATE HIM IN EVERYWAY!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><em>&#8220;Now THE BIRTH of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost . . .\u00a0 21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins . . . 23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name EMMANUEL, which being interpreted is, God WITH us. &#8220;<\/em><strong> Matthew 1:18-25.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">CHRIST JESUS &#8211; He&#8217;s the reason for the season. He&#8217;s the reason for the celebration. Outside Him there&#8217;s no authentic and genuine reason that can be efficacious. And He&#8217;s THE WORD, the GOD MANIFEST in humanity. The WORD that&#8217;s able to do wholesome division and separation, of the human spirit, soul and body respectively; and all creatures are laid bare before Him in doing life and living godly. He&#8217;s THE WORD that the Holy Angel&#8217;s harkened unto in life and grace. He&#8217;s the sent one of the trinity God, who came for humanity good and goodness and there&#8217;s NO CONTROVERSY of any sorts about Him..<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">For me, when you take Christ from &#8216;CHRISTMAS&#8217; you have &#8216;MAS&#8217; which means &#8216;MAN AT SELF&#8217; while with Christ it means &#8216;MAN AT SUFFICIENCY&#8217;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">CHRISTMAS means &#8211; A yearly commemoration and Celebration of God\u2019s love to mankind in the birth of our Lord &amp; Saviour Christ Jesus and His cause on earth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">CHRIST means &#8211; The anointed one, Messiah, Saviour, The Redeemer and more; while MASS means &#8211; to Celebrate, to observe and commemorate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Therefore, in this Month DECEMBER, let&#8217;s commemorate and celebrate Him for He is indeed born in our hearts and in our being. His birth is the rebirth of:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">*Peace and goodwill toward men<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">*Hope, Faith &amp; Love for men<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">*Fellowship and Relationship<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">*Salvation for all mankind and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">However, as wonderful as Christmas commemoration and celebration is, be it known that Christ is enthroned. He&#8217;s no longer:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">* The babe in the manger<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">* The servant to death<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">* The limited one and<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">* The Christ on the Cross.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">He&#8217;s now the:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">* God on the throne<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">* Omnipotent- (unlimited, all powerful)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">* Omnipresent &#8211; (ever present, everywhere the same time) and<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">* Omniscience (all knowing, all understanding and all wise).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">May Christ be all above to you, this Day, this Christmas and this month December. I pray you have a blessed celebration and commemoration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><em>&#8220;And without CONTROVERSY great is the MYSTERY of godliness: God was MANIFEST in the flesh, JUSTIFIED in the Spirit, SEEN of angels, PREACHED unto the Gentiles, BELIEVED on in the world, RECEIVED up into glory&#8221;<\/em><strong> 1 Timothy 3:16.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><em>&#8220;In the beginning was THE WORD, and THE WORD was with God, and THE WORD was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were MADE by him; and without him was not any thing MADE that was MADE. 4 In him was LIFE; and the LIFE was the LIGHT of men. 5 And the LIGHT shineth in darkness; and the darkness COMPREHENDED it not . . .14 And THE WORD was MADE FLESH (HUMAN), and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth&#8221; <\/em><strong>John 1:1-5, 14 Emphasis Mine.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">&#8220;For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, THE WORD, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one&#8221;<strong> 1 John 5:7.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">&#8220;Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, HEARKENING unto the voice of his WORD&#8221;<strong> Psalms 103:20.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">&#8220;For THE WORD of God is living and active and full of power [making it operative, energizing, and effective]. It is sharper than any two-edged sword, PENETRATING as far as the DIVISION of the soul and spirit [the COMPLETENESS of a person], and of both joints and marrow [the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and JUDGING the very THOUGHTS and INTENTIONS of the heart. 13 And not a creature exists that is CONCEALED from His sight, but all things are OPEN and EXPOSED, and REVEALED to the eyes of Him with whom we have to give account&#8221;<strong> Hebrews 4:12-13 Amplified.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><em>&#8220;Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the PRINCE OF THIS WORLD cometh, and hath NOTHING in me&#8221;<\/em><strong> John 14:30.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><em>&#8220;Howbeit we speak WISDOM among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the PRINCES OF THIS WORLD, that come to nought: 7 but we speak THE WISDOM of God in a MYSTERY, even the HIDDEN WISDOM, which God ordained before the world unto our glory: 8 which NONE OF THE PRINCES OF THIS WORLD knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory&#8221;<\/em><strong> 1 Corinthians 2:6-8.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>REV. 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