First Christian Church
“Could I have your attention, please? I have some Big News for you!” If we hear such an announcement we surely perk up and focus on what is about to be said. When God sent his son to earth over 2,000 years ago, it was for the good of all mankind to save them from their sins. Now that is big news! Not only was it big news then, but it is still big news today.
Pastor Brian talked this week about the time between miracles, starting with the 400 years between the passages of Malachi 4:5 and Luke 1:31-32. In Malachi, God promises to send the prophet Elijah, and then in Luke, He promises Mary that she will be with child and give birth to a son, and that son will be named Jesus. Big news indeed!
Even though long periods of time occur between miracles in the Bible, people of that time, and people today, can take heart in that God has always fulfilled His promises and always will. The most important promise ever made was that of sending his son. That is to be our focus.
Today, we can make Christmas a hectic time of year if we don’t stay focused on Jesus. If we focus on the commercial side of Christmas we miss the big news of what Christmas is really all about. When Jesus came to earth as a baby, it was the fulfillment of promises that had been made from creation. In Genesis 3, God tells the serpent (Satan) that “he will crush (his) head.” Through the coming of Jesus, that promise is fulfilled.
Later, in John 3:16, we are told that God can’t love us any more than He does now. He showed it by sending his son into the world. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.” Big News!
Make this Christmas season all about big news. The big news about Jesus.
One good way to celebrate the big news would be to attend our Christmas Eve service on Christmas Eve. The short service will begin at 5:30 p.m. All are welcome.
