FAITH CAPSULE: The celebration of Jesus with understanding counts before God.
1 John 4
Jesus is coming for all creation at the appointed time of God, as a result, with understanding celebrate Jesus in all seasons, not in one season. Unfortunately, celebrating the birth of Jesus is colorful everywhere but lack understanding among celebrants. When there is understanding knowledge will be in place. Understanding of celebrating Jesus is the celebration that counts before God. The word of God buttressed praising (celebrating) before God with understanding. (Psalm 47:7)
Are you with an understanding of why celebrating Jesus?
The celebration of Jesus should always be at all season but not once in a year.
The celebration of Jesus should be with the understanding that He is the meaningful Gift of God for all man. It is written, “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 6:23) The verse is to provoke the understand which count before God.
The celebration of Jesus is a secret but a story to ones with the lack of understanding and knowledge.
In this season, gain this understanding: “But of Him, you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God…” (1 Corinthians 1:30) “Wisdom and knowledge will be the stability of your times And the strength of salvation; The fear of the Lord is His treasure.” (Isaiah 33:6) Knowing the above verses, evidently, one with Jesus the wisdom of God, knowledge shall be with the stability of times.
Are you with an understanding of why celebrating Jesus?
Ones celebrating Jesus should be with the identity as God’s people, but unfortunately, such one’s lack knowledge. The word of God declared in Hosea 4:6, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being priest for Me; Because you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.” Ones, with the lack of knowledge, are with the celebration which does not count before God.
Sincerely, do you know about Him?
Those who know about Him do not believe and know Him. The celebration of Jesus without keeping His word is celebrating with the error which does not count before God. 1 John 2:5 buttressed, “But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this, we know that we are in Him.” Are you of God? Is your celebration confessing you know God that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God?
Giving gift without God is celebrating as one that knows about God but not knows God. Giving the gift of God is giving with love. God is love!
1 John 4:7 says, “Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.”
The celebration of Jesus must come with love, at all season of celebration that counts before God. Come out of religion into religion with Christ reality.
Prayer for today: Ask God to open your heart of understanding in this season for all seasons.