IT'S CHRISTMAS!

Matthew 2:1-2

 “Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.”

Today is celebrated the world over as the day Jesus was born, it’s Christmas day! So we continue our faith lessons around one of the most significant events of the Christian calendar. Now let us not split heads over whether Jesus was actually born in September or not, that does nothing to our faith. The Magi saw a star, a special one and so they said they had seen His star. I see this star in two ways.

Firstly, I see it as the faith of the believer. This is because the star was an evidence that someone special is somewhere and the Scripture says it (the star) led them and rested where the child Jesus was. The Scripture says, “faith is the evidence of things hoped for…”, your faith is evidence that that the real thing exists and it will take you to the real thing if you hold unto it tenaciously as the wise men followed the star diligently.

Secondly, you also are that star. We are to live our lives in such a way that other people are led to the Saviour.

“Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever.” Daniel 12:3

When Jesus was born it required a literal star to lead men to the place of His birth. Now you the believer are His star that is supposed to lead men to where He is sitted to reign, heaven. This you will accomplish by the way you live your life as His representative here on earth. It is therefore your responsibility on this earth whether people are being led to Jesus or not.

Therefore this day, as you celebrate consider this very important thing, are people being led to Jesus by your life or being led away from Him. Paul says;

“Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men: Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.” 2Corinthians 3:2,3