Christmas – what an amazing time. Some Christians have chosen to ignore or even be anti-Christmas, and that is their prerogative, but I really enjoy it. We like all the trimmings and trappings, but we do try to focus on Christ and what He has done for us.
In Romans 8v31 we find a special little Christmas gift. God proved He was for us when He sent His Son to earth. He proved He was for us when His Son went to the cross and died for us. He proved He was for us by offering us the free gift of salvation. He proved He was for us when He adopted us into His family at salvation. He proved He was for us when He allowed us to cry out, “Daddy, Father.”
The word “if” is interesting. Sometimes it allows for doubt – “If you do so and so I will take you to McDonalds.” (Take that anyway you want, promise or threat). It can also be a statement of fact “If milk builds strong bones, why don’t you drink it?” Perhaps Romans 8v31 should have used “since,” but here it is a certainty. “If, and He is, God is with us, who can stand against us?”
On this marvellous Christmas Day, those of us who are believers can rest assured that because Jesus came, whatever day He was born, and died for us we can have total confidence that God is on our side and we have nothing to fear. There is nothing that can really be against us.
No comments:
Post a Comment