Revelation 17:14 – They will wage war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will triumph over them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings—and with him will be his called, chosen and faithful followers.
A very brief summation of the life of the most important being to ever walk the earth – Jesus Christ.
He was born in an obscure village (Matthew 2:2), the child of a virgin girl (Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:23, Luke 1:26-38). Until He was thirty (Luke 3:23), His “father” was a carpenter and so before His ministry He also worked as one. Then for three years He was an itinerant preacher. He wrote no books. He held no office. He never owned a home (Matthew 8:20). He was never in a big city. He never traveled more two hundred miles from the place He was born. He never did any of the things that usually accompany greatness. He was not an “accredited” preacher approved by men. The authorities condemned His teachings. His friends deserted Him (Mark 14:50, Matthew 26:56, Mark 14:27, Zechariah 13:7). One betrayed Him to His enemies for money (Matthew 26:15, Zechariah 11:12-13). One denied Him (John 18:15-18, 25-27, Luke 22:60-62). He went through the mockery of an illegal Jewish trial. He was nailed on a cross between two thieves (Luke 23:32). While He was dying, His executioners gambled for the only piece of property He owned on earth: His clothing (Psalm 22:18, Matthew 27:35). Before He breathed His last breath He promised an also dying repentant thief a home in paradise (Luke 23:40-43). When He was dead He was taken down and placed in a borrowed grave (Matthew 27:57-61). Twenty centuries have come and gone, yet today He is the crowning glory of the human race, the adored leader of hundreds of millions of the earth`s inhabitants. All the armies that ever marched and all the Navies that were ever assembled and all the parliaments that ever sat and all the rulers that ever reigned – combined – have not affected the life of man upon this earth so profoundly as that one solitary Life.
Jesus, King of kings and Lord of lords, lived as a simple man who during His ministry and whose only earthly possessions were His clothes. He loved all of humanity and came to pull them all from the lost path they are on (Luke 19:10). Being God, He stepped down from His throne in Heaven to be a lowly man, to live the inferior life of a man, to suffer and die for mankind. He, being God, could not be contained by the grave and rose from the dead. After reassuring His disciples and making sure that there could be no doubt of His resurrection (hundreds saw Him) He ascended to Heaven to be at the right hand of the Father and there He remains until the time for His return comes. Then He will raise from the dead those who are His, conquer the enemies of God and usher in a thousand year time of peace and joy as God had meant for us to live in. This all happened because of the nature of God. The whole Gospel is based on the nature of God: He is righteous and He is love. Therefore it is no surprise that for us to be most like God we will love. To be most like God we will love Him who first loved us and we will love each other (Mark 12:29-31), just as He loves all of us. Jesus came because of love. He suffered and died because of love. God offered grace to all through Jesus because of love. Family, we who serve the Lord serve God because of His love. As His children, we will show who we are by His love being in us and by His love flowing through us to the world around us. For God so loved the world…that is the meaning of why we celebrate the birth of Christ. Those who love Jesus, who belong to Him, celebrate it every day. Praise the Lord! Thank you Jesus! Praise God!
Psalm 150:6 – Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!
Micah 7:7 – But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.
Micah 6:8 – He has shown You, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of You but to do justly, to love mercy, And to walk humbly with Your God.