21 Days (of Encouragement) Before Christmas 2020

DECEMBER 21 WHAT A SAVIOR! By Don Lough, Jr. President and CEO, Word of Life Fellowship, Inc.

Luke 2:11 On the chilly hills outside of Bethlehem, shepherds quietly minded their flocks during the dark night hours. Imagine their shock when the skies suddenly exploded with light, and they heard the angels announce the news, “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord” (Luke 2:11). The shepherds’ fear quickly gave way to sheer joy as they realized that the promised Messiah had been born. Jesus, the Savior, was here! As our world lingers today in uncertainty and longs for hope and answers, many people remain unaware that Jesus the Savior has come and desires an intimate relationship with them. People need to hear that Jesus is a personal Savior . The words, “For unto you,” reveal that God desires to meet people right where they are… whatever their fears and baggage may be. He is not willing that any single person should perish (2 Peter 3:9). Our world needs to know that Jesus is the promised Savior . Christ’s birth was not a random event or a fabricated story. God’s plan to send Jesus to save sinners is traced all through the Old Testament. Seven hundred years before Jesus’s birth, Micah pinpointed His arrival to the obscure village of Bethlehem (Micah 5:2). God is true to His Word and can be fully trusted. I love that the angels’ message to the shepherds was ultimately intended for “all people” (Luke 2:10). This fact means that Jesus must be a proclaimed Savior . The shepherds could not contain their excitement, and neither should we! What a privilege to proclaim the good news that Jesus was born, He died to save us from our sins, He was buried, and He rose again from the grave, conquering sin and death. What a Savior!

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