Summary: I don’t want to be a Scrooge, but for a moment let’s think about death. While Christmas celebrates LIFE, we can’t fully appreciate what that means until we ponder the gravity of death. Death’s reach is so encompassing that ALL living creatures must eventually yield to it. Humankind is terrified of death because of its relentless power. No one can outsmart, out-argue, or out-LIVE death! It has the FINAL final-say. All of this WOULD BE the case, if it were not for the birth of Jesus Christ. The Bible says, “Since the children have flesh and blood, (Christ) too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might destroy him who holds the power of death — that is, the devil — and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.” As we celebrate Christ’s birth, we simultaneously celebrate His victory over death for us! Because Christ sacrificed His life for us on the cross, we are no longer bound by death. As we celebrate Christmas, we rejoice not only in the life of a newborn baby, but in the gift of eternal life for you and for me! I can’t think of any better news worth sharing this reason. Won’t you do that today?
