FAITH CAPSULE:<\/b> It is easy to celebrate His birth but not operate according to His word.<\/p>\n
Luke 2:1-21<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
It is written, \u201cSo it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. 7\u00a0<\/sup>And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.<\/i><\/b>\u201d (Luke 2:6-7)<\/i><\/b> It is very easy for so many to receive and engage the scriptural verses above and become occupied celebrating it year after year. Why is it so easy for man to know to receive the story of His birth and fully engage in celebrating it but not so easy to work the works of God which He brought? Prayer for the day:<\/b> Lord my God and my King, let your hand come upon me that I will not miss out when you\u00a0 come back for those who work the works of God.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" FAITH CAPSULE: It is easy to celebrate His birth but not operate according to His word. Luke 2:1-21 It is written, \u201cSo it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. 7\u00a0And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in … Continue reading DO NOT ONLY CELEBRATE<\/span>
\nThe bible also recorded in John 3:16-18, \u201cFor God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. \u00a0For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.\u00a0 \u201cHe who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.\u201d <\/i><\/b>\u00a0This scriptural verse is the key but it is the most neglected because it asked for man to believe. Man wants to celebrate and not eliminate that which is in their world that is denying man from believing Him that was born in a manger. The crucial part of His coming is for man to work the works of God. The book of John 6:8-9<\/i><\/b> clearly answered to what it means to work the works of God. Jesus was asked, \u201cWhat shall we do, that we may work the works of God?\u201d<\/b> and He responded, \u201c\u2026This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.\u201d<\/i><\/b> Many received the story of how He was born, they embraced it and celebrate it glamorously but do not consider to work the works of God which is to believe in Him (to be living life according to His word)
\nIt should be clearly understood that, Christmas season is not just the time of exchanging gifts neither is it only a season of going back and forth for family visitation. In this season, it is important to understand the reason for celebration. It is the season to actually establish a relationship with the One that is being celebrated. It is good to celebrate the season but when the understanding of the reason for the season is not in place in the life of man, man is positioned to miss it all when He comes back.<\/p>\n