The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to
destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more
abundantly (John 10:10).
During the Christmas season, you might have heard some people say,
“If there’s any time to imitate Christ, its Christmas time.” Actually, that’s a
misconception of what Christ, Christmas, or Christianity is about. Though
there’s the imitation of Christ in Christianity, Christianity isn't the
imitation of Christ. You can’t imitate Christ until you have the life of
Christ. Christianity is the life of God in the human person, made possible by
Christ. That’s a miracle, and which is what Christmas is about. He brought us
another kind of life.
The New International Version puts our opening verse more
appropriately; it says, “…I have come that they may have life, and HAVE IT TO
THE FULL.” He came to help us live the good life, which God prearranged, and
made ready for us to live (Ephesians 2:10). He’s called you into a life of
excellence, prosperity, perpetual victory, and righteousness! This is the
reason we wish people a merry Christmas.
When we wish others a merry Christmas, it’s not just about how
they feel or should feel throughout the day; it’s about the beauty and glory
that Christ has brought into their lives. He has made your life glorious. He
has made you a champion forever. As you celebrate this season, let God’s truth
find full expression in you. Be bold about the Word of God; dare to believe the
Word and declare, “I’m a success forever. I prosper in all things. The world is
mine. I reign and rule over circumstances.”
Christ has come; He’s already been born. He’s already died for us,
and has risen from the dead! He’s already ascended! Now you can live that
transcendent life which He brought to us. You have that life now: “He that hath
the Son hath life...” (1 John 5:12); it’s not a promise to the one who’s born
again. If you have the Son, you have the God-life! This is what Christmas means
to us.
PRAYER
Dear Father, thank you for the life you’ve given me in Jesus
Christ! I’m thankful that in Christ I live, and move and have my being! He’s my
life and my all! I declare that His glory, grace, and righteousness, are
continually manifested in, and expressed through me, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further Study: || John 17:3 And this is life eternal, that they
might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. ||
|| Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God
is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. ||
|| John 10:10 AMP The thief comes only in order to steal and kill
and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance
(to the full, till it overflows). ||
Daily Scripture Reading
1-Year Bible Reading Plan: Revelation 16, Haggai 1-2
2-Year Bible Reading Plan: Acts 3:1-11, Ezra 2
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