Three Things the Birth of Jesus Changed Forever

Last night during the Christmas Eve service our pastor reminded us of three things the Birth of Jesus Changed Forever.

First, Jesus' birth changed the way we see God. No longer is He distant and irrelevant. Instead He became Emmanuel, "God with us". Jesus lived life with us as the God/Man. He knows firsthand what it is like to live in this world. He has promised us that He will send His Spirit to live life in each of us personally if we invite Him to be our Lord and Savior.

Second, Jesus' birth changed the way we see ourselves. No longer are we slaves to sin but God's children clothed in the righteousness of Jesus. We have the chance to live a life of purpose and meaning because "... we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do."

Finally, Jesus' birth changed the way we see our world. Pain, temporary. Grief, temporary, Sickness, temporary. Loneliness, temporary. War, temporary. In this temporary world they come and go like the eb and flow of the waves of the sea. One day, in our eternal home, they will be replaced forever with love, joy, peace, and more. In the words of the song writer, "Turn your eyes upon Jesus. And the things of earth will grow strangely dim, in the light of His Glory and His Grace."

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