Keeping Christ in CHRISTmas Day #25 Christmas Morning

Keeping Christ in CHRISTmas – Day #25 - Christmas Morning (Luke 1:26-39)

Christmas Morning (Luke 1:26-39)

Luke 1:26-39, “And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren. For with God nothing shall be impossible. And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her. And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda…”

When we study and investigate the lives of some of those involved in the Christmas story, we see that Mary was the favored one, Jospeh was the faithful one, the shepherds were the following ones, but most important, Jesus was the forever One. We find the name of Jesus. His name is a delightful name, a delivering name, a dazzling name, a dear name, a dominating name, and a durable name. We find the claim of Jesus. Though He began His physical, earthly existence, it was not His beginning. John 8:58, “Before Abraham was, I am.” We find the aim of Jesus. It is no wonder that His birth was announced by the angels, wondered after by mane, witnessed of by stars, and influential in changing human lives. He was Deity surrounded and enclosed by human flesh.

We find the fame of Jesus. Jesus is the dominating and most outstanding character of Christmas. He is the Word (John 1:1-3, 14); He is the Light (John 1:4-13); He is the Son of God (John 1:15-18); He is the Christ (John 1:19-28); He is the Lamb of God (John 1:29); He is the King of Israel (John 1:43-49); He is the Son of Man (John 1:50-51). He is the revealer and reconciler between heaven and earth, revealing and reconciling God to men and taking men to God.

1. His Reality. John 1:1, “In the beginning was the Word.”
A. His Destination. Revelation 1:18, “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.” His Omnipresence. He said “which was”. Was before what? Before anything else. No one but God can be before time and after time and in time at the same time.

B. His Durability. John 8:58, “Before Abraham was, I am.” He was before Adam, Eve, Cain, Abel, Abraham, Moses, Joshua, or anyone else, but He is also after them. His Omnipotence. Jesus has no Birth Certificate. A birth certificate is proof you were born. Jesus has nothing to prove. Everyone else has to prove where they came from. Since Jesus came from no one, He has nothing to prove. Since He was before everything, He came from none of them.

C. His Declaration. John 1:1, “In the beginning was the Word.” His Omniscience. “Word” is from “logos” which means to speak a message or words. Words reveal our mind and heart, so Jesus reveals the heart and mind of the Eternal and Almighty God to man. A word is made of letters. Jesus is the Alpha and Omega, everything from the first letter of the Greek Alphabet to the last one.

2. His Relationship. John 1:1, “...and the Word was with God…”
A. His Company. The word “with” means “in company with”. Notice, nowhere in the Bible does it describe a characteristic of God before God Himself. The Bible does not say “light is God” but “God is light”, “love is God” but rather “God is love.” It does not say “spirit is God” but “God is spirit”. It does not say “God is Word” but “the Word was God.” This is an important Doctrine. Why? Because many cults, liberals teach that Jesus became God at His baptism and ceased to be God at His death. But before we ever saw the “Light”, experienced the “Love”, received the “Spirit”, or heard the “Word”, He was God. A person is judged by the kind of company he keeps. Jesus was “by the side of God” in eternity past.

B. His Cooperation. John 8:29, “...for I do always those things that please him.” John 1:18, “No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.” God was defining Himself in the Person, the Body of the Lord Jesus, and at the same time, Jesus was “in the bosom of the Father.” How can this be? Deity is the only explanation. Only God can be in two places at the same time. Fully Deity and fully declaration. Fully in Heaven and fully on Earth. I’m speaking about Jesus Christ.

3. His Revelation. John 1:1, “And the Word was God.”
The Jehovah Witnesses, in their New World Translation, translate this verse incorrectly as, “And the Word was a god.” The King James reads, “And the Word was God.”
A. The Prophets Predicted Him as God. Isaiah 9:6, “…Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”

B. The Epistles Interpreted Him as God. I Timothy 3:16, “And without controversy is the mystery of godliness; God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.” “Without controversy”. It will never be disputed, debated, or sued in court with a losing case. There is more than enough evidence to prove that He’s God.

C. The Believers Experience Him as God. II Corinthians 5:17. The change He has made in our lives prove He is God. In John 1:3, “All things were made by him.” When you purchase nearly any item, you’ll notice labels reading, made in Japan, made in China, made in U.S.A., etc. When you look around in this world, everything has His label on it.

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