A
reminder for today
"God
is not a mortal like me, so I cannot argue with him or take him to trial. If
only there were a mediator between us, someone who could bring us together. The
mediator could make God stop beating me, and I would no longer live in terror
of his punishment. Then I could speak to him without fear, but I cannot do that
in my own strength.” (Job 9:23-35)
In his pain Job says that if only there was a mediator
that could stand in for him to speak to God. There are two important things I want
to take into our real Christmas theme from these verses.
One: Job says that God is not a mortal like him therefore
he cannot argue with God.
Two: Job wishes for a mediator to plead for him before
God.
Now Christmas is all about God and understanding that we
are taking about God and not a mere mortal is something we need to establish
and be clear about. Who is God then? According to Christianity, God is the
self-existent One, having no need of being created, since He has existed
forever and is the cause of all things, including the dimension of time, to
which He is not subject. Likewise, God is not subject to the physical creation,
but is spiritual in nature, residing in the spiritual dimensions of heaven.
God's power over the physical creation is absolute, such that He can manipulate
matter, energy, space, and time at will. For this reason, God is said to be all
powerful—able to accomplish any possible task He wills to do. Along with being
all powerful, God is also all knowing—having knowledge of all things that are
possible to be known, including the entire history of the universe—past,
present, and future. Because God is all powerful (omnipotent) and all knowing
(omniscient), He is also able to be present at all places at all times
(omnipresent). God is also all loving—according to the Bible, "God is
love" (1 John 4:16). The love of God prompted Him to create human beings
in His image, in order to share His love with us. The Christian scriptures say
that we can fulfill the entire law of God by loving Him and loving our fellow
human beings (Matthew 22:37-40). God is absolutely holy—without any moral or
character defect. In fact, the Bible says that God is incapable of doing
any evil, despite being all powerful. God is unchangeable. In other words, He
does not change any of His attributes or character at any time. Despite
humanity's tendency to change its definition of morality, God's moral character
does not evolve with the times, but remains constant.
Secondly Christmas is about the birth of Christ and here
are two verses that will remind us of the wonderful gift we have in Jesus Christ.
For there is only one God and one
Mediator who can reconcile God and humanity—the man Christ Jesus. He gave
his life to purchase freedom for everyone. This is the message God gave to the
world at just the right time. (1Timothy 2:5-6) You have come to Jesus, the one
who mediates the new covenant between God and people, and to the sprinkled
blood, which speaks of forgiveness instead of crying out for vengeance like the
blood of Abel. (Hebrews 12:24)
My dear friend, we need to understand who God is and in
that we need to understand the wonderful miracle that we have in Jesus Christ.
This year celebrating Christmas is not just about a celebration, it is going to
be about understanding, knowing and living it. Job so needed a mediator and
here we are given the precious blood of Jesus to be able to have this gift. There
are no boundaries or walls between us and God and therefore there should be no boundaries
and walls when we celebrate Christmas. Now knowing that Jesus gave His life to
free us and stands as the mediator between God and humanity, should change
our perspective about Christmas and bring joy into our celebrations. This is
going to be a Jesus centred Christmas where we celebrate a real Christmas with
a real mediator.
Have and awesome day dear friend of Jesus
Cheers
