GoodNews Daily Devotional 24 December 2021
Topic: Why Christmas
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE: 2 Peter 1:3
According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue.
GoodNews Daily Devotional 24 December 2021
As the years go by, Christmas has become more and more commercial than spiritual. Big and small corporations alike take advantage of the season to maximise profits. Parents scramble to get presents for their children and preparations for family meals on Christmas day are well underway.
But what is the real reason behind Christmas?
Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. Christ, the Messiah came in the flesh; He came to live amongst us and is now in our hearts. Christianity is the divine life of Christ operating in a person. To be a Christian means Christ has taken up His residence in your spirit; you’ve become God’s dwelling place; His living headquarters.
This is what Jesus made possible for us. He didn’t come just to die for our sins, but to give us the God-kind of life. God made us humans but wanted us to have His kind of life. His plan, according to the Scriptures, was that Jesus would be the one to give us that life, and that we should receive it through faith. This life in you is immune to infection because it’s divine. No wonder we’re called associates of the God-kind; partakers of the divine nature.
This is what someone needs to hear today – the life of Christ, the Good News! Tell them that life is imparted into the spirit of anyone who receives Christ Jesus as Lord. You can become a partaker of this supernatural life right now by asking Jesus to be the Lord of your life. That’s why He came: to give you eternal life and make you one with God; and that’s the reason for Christmas.
PROPHETIC DECLARATION
The life of God is working in me; in every fiber of my being, in every cell of my blood and in every bone of my body. That makes me victorious and triumphant over sickness, disease, and the negative systems of this world. I reign in life by Jesus Christ. Hallelujah!
FURTHER STUDY
2 Peter 1:4
