Christmas Is…

“All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: ‘Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel’ (which means God with us).” – Matthew 1:22-23 (ESV)

Christmas is ‘God with us,’

‘Immanuel His name.’

In the fullness of time

The Lord Jesus came,

Fulfillment of prophecy

In God’s plan for mankind,

To restore broken kinship

And bring peace of mind

To all who draw near

With faith deep in the heart.

This is the message

That Christmas imparts.

Christmas is Love Incarnate,

The Word made flesh;

A break through the darkness

From sin that enmeshed

Mankind in bondage

For multitudinous years.

Angels declared the message:

“Rejoice! Have no fears

For behold, we bring you

This message of peace:

“Christ is born in Bethlehem”

Sin’s bondage will cease!”

Think how our gratitude

Should swell up in praise;

Let us serve Christ the Lord

Through all of our days!

“Christmas is the day

That holds all time together.”*

Christmas is “God with us.”

Let no power that bond sever.

-Ethelene Dyer Jones

*”Christmas is the day that holds all time together.” -a quotation by Alexander Smith.

Prayer: May the deep meaning of Christmas permeate our hearts and minds on this Christmas day and give us hope for living a victorious life in the year 2017. Amen. - Ethelene Dyer Jones 12.25.2016