Jesus, Jesus, Jesus... There's Just Something About that Name

It's December 19... just 6 days before CHRISTmas. This year is different for my family, as all of our Christmas decorations are packed away in a storage unit. We sold our house and moved into a rental. Our Christmas decorations were in the attic, so they were the last items placed into the moving truck; which meant they were the first items put into the storage unit. They are 20' back...2/3 of the way to the right...up against the back wall. Two artificial trees and many boxes of decorations. With one daughter still living at home, we had to have a tree, so to Walmart (aka - Walmartz or Walmark) we went. We got our 18" pre-lit tree and spent about $10 on decorations. That little Charlie Brown tree, many Christmas cards from friends, and the lights & bows my wife put on our orange tree are the the extent of our decorations this year.

Before you feel sad, let me tell you... it's been great! We're not focusing on decorations, but we are focusing on the real meaning of Christmas -- JESUS! I had the privilege of preaching on John 3:16 two weeks ago and 3 people were saved! Yesterday, I preached on the name of Jesus and started my sermon by reading Matthew 1:21 - "And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.” I also read Isaiah 9:6 - "For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

What a name -- JESUS! In Philippians 2:10, the Apostle Paul wrote: "That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth." He is God, God's Son, God the Son, Yeshua, and Immanuel; but the name that represents God in the flesh is JESUS! The Creator became as His creation. He left heaven, lived as a man, and suffered the pain of death; just so I could be saved... and YOU too! That's what Christmas is all about. Jesus...Jesus...Jesus. No man comes to the Father, except through Him. This Christmas, accept God's gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.