Before He was born the government,
wanting to increase taxes
in order to squeeze even more money out
of the people, required
that every person register at their
home town. At nine months
pregnant His mother, knowing that
bureaucrats would not make
exceptions, made the difficult journey
with her husband.
Concern for the life of a person who believed in only one God
was not a concern for a government that would later order
the death of hundreds of innocents in order to find the One
who threatened the authority of the ruling elite. When He
began His ministry the devil offered Him everything for free,
but He refused. Instead He set free
those who were in bondage to
sickness, evil spirits and sexual sin.
“Go and sin no more” He
advised a lady who was about to be
stoned to death by a group who
harbored their own sexual perversions.
Ironically He made friends
with a tax collector, sending him out
with others to begin the
establishment of a kingdom where the
poor could have One that
would make sure they were clothed and
fed. Freedom of the
individual was not popular with any of
the ruling classes He
would encounter. Eventually they would
try to silence Him by
lies, defamation and eventually
execution. But they could not.
He defeated not only death but the
bondage’s caused by sin. He
takes from no one but gives to all. He
loves all and calls all to
be free from the judgment that their
sin will require. He gave
all freely and because of that in Him is our
redemption, our freedom.
Merry Christmas to all and may you experience His blessings this
coming year in new and exciting ways.
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