| Why do we celebrate Christmas? And why do we | | | | between Heaven and earth, between God and sinful |
| say, "Merry Christmas?" I know most people think of | | | | man. The sin war was over. Nothing could stop Him |
| Santa Claus and reindeer and presents and parties | | | | from opening the way for the Holy Ghost to come |
| and so on, but is there a deeper meaning to | | | | into the earth and dwell in and work through |
| Christmas then all of this anxiety, and stress and | | | | believers all over the earth and also allow the angels |
| pressure? Is there something significant about | | | | to come and minister to and for believers all over the |
| Christmas that can change a person's life in all of this? | | | | earth. This is what the angels were rejoicing over |
| I too have been through the Santa Claus and the | | | | that night. |
| reindeer and the presents and the parties and yes, | | | | Heaven was excited about a plan birthed before |
| the stress, and the anxiety and the pressures of | | | | even Creation. The plan of all mankind's redemption |
| Christmas myself, but then I found the true meaning | | | | had been born in the heart of God at that time. |
| of Christmas and my life has never been the same | | | | Before any man sinned he was already accepted in |
| and never will be the same. | | | | the Beloved. |
| First, let me define the meaning of "Christmas" for | | | | Ephesians 1:4-6 According as he hath chosen us in him |
| you. Christ-mas means "Anointing-celebration." | | | | before the foundation of the world, that we should |
| Christmas is a celebration of Jesus the Anointed One | | | | be holy and without blame before him in love: 5 |
| by God the Father and also celebration of His | | | | Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children |
| anointing brought to this earth to change mankind's | | | | by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good |
| lives like nothing since Creation. So what did Jesus' | | | | pleasure of his will, 6 To the praise of the glory of his |
| anointing bring into this earth for all of mankind? Once | | | | grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the |
| you find out what this anointing did for you, then you | | | | beloved. KJV |
| can unwrap the gifts the anointing delivered to you. | | | | This is not predestination of some to heaven and |
| Unwrapping the gifts is when the celebration begins | | | | some to hell but rather an offer that, "Whosoever |
| and then the celebration will not be just one day out | | | | shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. |
| of the calendar year but every day for the rest of | | | | (Romans 10:13) |
| your life. | | | | This was Good News of a birth that changed |
| Let's begin our celebration of the Anointed One and | | | | everything in the earth and everything forever. |
| His Anointing by reading this scripture that is familiar | | | | The angels were also declaring with joy the end of |
| to a lot of people and hear what the angel's good | | | | Father God's broken heart. The Bible says He was |
| news was all about. | | | | "grieved at his heart" because His family He had |
| Luke 2:1-14 And it came to pass in those days, that | | | | created was dying and their every thought was |
| there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that | | | | twisted toward fear of their Loving Heavenly Father |
| all the world should be taxed. 2(And this taxing was | | | | and separation from Him. The sin of man never |
| first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) 3 | | | | changed God's heart about His creation. Deep pain |
| And all went to be taxed, every one into his own | | | | came into Father God's heart when Adam sinned. |
| city. 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of | | | | Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our |
| the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of | | | | sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of |
| David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of | | | | God, and afflicted. (Isaiah 53:4) When Jesus bore the |
| the house and lineage of David:) 5 To be taxed with | | | | grief and carried the sorrow, He was defeating grief, |
| Mary his espoused wife, being great with child. 6 And | | | | loss, and sorrow for us but just as importantly, Jesus |
| so it was, that, while they were there, the days | | | | was dealing with the grief and sorrow in Father God's |
| were accomplished that she should be delivered. 7 | | | | heart as a result of sin separating Him from His |
| And she brought forth her firstborn son, and | | | | family. |
| wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a | | | | The angels were rejoicing over the restoration of the |
| manger; because there was no room for them in the | | | | blessing of God given in the Garden to Adam and |
| inn. 8 And there were in the same country shepherds | | | | Eve and rejoicing that the blessing of God on |
| abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by | | | | Abraham had now come on all by Jesus, the |
| night. 9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon | | | | Anointed One and His Anointing. |
| them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about | | | | The angels were rejoicing over mankind's deliverance |
| them: and they were sore afraid. 10 And the angel | | | | from sin; deliverance from eternal separation from |
| said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you | | | | God; deliverance from sickness and disease; |
| good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. | | | | deliverance from poverty, lack, debt; deliverance |
| 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a | | | | from sorrow, sadness, grief, loss, pain; and |
| Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. 12 And this shall be | | | | deliverance from all the curse that came upon |
| a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in | | | | mankind because of the sin of Adam. |
| swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. 13 And suddenly | | | | Let's celebrate! Celebrate Jesus Christ the Anointed |
| there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly | | | | One and His Anointing; celebrate Jesus, our Savior, |
| host praising God, and saying, 14 Glory to God in the | | | | who saved us from the judgment of God, eternal |
| highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men | | | | Hell and from whatever else we need saved from; |
| KJV | | | | celebrate Jesus, our Deliver, Who has already |
| God the Father used the angels that night to declare | | | | delivered us from poverty, lack, and debt, all harm, |
| the greatest good news since creation of God's | | | | satanic oppression and depression and from |
| family. The angel who spoke was the angel of our | | | | whatever we need delivered from; celebrate Jesus, |
| Lord. This is Jesus' own personal angel---the angel of | | | | our Healer, from all sickness and disease including |
| the Lord. This angel was personally assigned to Jesus | | | | cancer for He is the big "C" and not cancer because |
| Himself. And the other angels with the angel of the | | | | he defeated cancer and with His stripes we are |
| Lord are described in The Amplified Bible as "an army | | | | healed and made whole now in our bodies and healed |
| of the troops of heaven (a heavenly knighthood)" | | | | of all emotion, mental and physical pain and torment; |
| (Luke 2:13) | | | | celebrate Jesus, our High Priest before the Father |
| God created these angels to come to earth to | | | | receiving our tithes and offerings and making |
| minister for mankind, but their assignment was | | | | intercession for us; celebrate Jesus, who has |
| interrupted when Satan rebelled against God and | | | | conqueror death, Hell, and the grave for us. |
| Adam made Satan his lord. So part of the joy of | | | | "Merry Christmas", because Jesus in the book of |
| that first Christmas' celebration was the restoration | | | | Revelations comes again to earth not as a baby but |
| of angel's earthly assignment as ministers of God to | | | | as the King of Kings and Lord of Lords and we will |
| reborn men and women. | | | | return with Him setting His Kingdom up on this earth |
| With joy they declared the birth of God's Savior for | | | | forever. For the angel will declare again another Good |
| all mankind. He was in the earth and there was no | | | | News message: The seventh angel then blew [his] |
| way to get Him out until He made peace with God | | | | trumpet, and there were mighty voices in heaven, |
| the Father through His crucifixion, facing hell for | | | | shouting, The dominion (kingdom, sovereignty, rule) |
| every person, being raised from the dead for the | | | | of the world has now come into the possession and |
| justification for every person and then being seated | | | | become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ |
| at the right hand of the Father having obtained | | | | (the Messiah), and He shall reign forever and ever |
| complete victory for all of mankind. This peace they | | | | (for the eternities of the eternities)!AMP |
| proclaimed was not about wars and rumors of wars | | | | "Merry Christmas! |
| on the earth but rather it was the end of the war | | | | |