Blessing of Christmas Joy and Peace — 2023

(Ver 1.0) It is amazing to think about the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ. The primary focus of this entire website is “LOVE” = “AGAPE” (G26). This is not the normal human type of selfish love, but rather it describes the God kind of Love defined to us 1 Corinthians 13. Human love is a feeling of loving someone because of what they can do for me. But God says in John 3:16 that He loved the unlovely sinful world enough to come to the earth in person to give His only naturally born Son, to die for us, so that we might be saved and not perish. Praise the LORD!

That should be the kind of giving Love that we choose to display for everyone that we encounter. It has been a great blessing to provide God’s messages of LOVE for over 14 years. The LOVE of God and His Word is the sole motivation for sharing with you what He gives freely to us all (Mat 10:8). Hopefully, you feel the same way.

While this month is not the actual time of season when Jesus was born, it is the time chosen to unitedly celebrate the event. Yes, it has become devil influenced and commercialized for corporate profit. The true meaning is being slowly minimalized with an emphasis of a man in a red suit coming down a chimney. Also, instead of telling people “Merry Christmas”, the politically correct greeting has been redirected by many people to only say, “Happy Holidays”. Nevertheless, a Christian can still choose to be a light to the world by remaining bold enough to hold fast to our confession of “HAVE A MERRY & BLESSED CHRISTMAS”. Please say it in love with a smile and if someone becomes offended, you are not to blame (Jn 15:18).

Many times, we have received the most negative comments about acknowledging and celebrating Jesus, on what they call a pagan day.  But we can choose to disagree without being mean and hateful to each other. Halloween is clearly demonic; Christmas is not a day where we dress as witches and goblins. No one should believe in Santa Clause or celebrate pagan traditions. But celebrating Jesus should be the number one focus for every Christian. Because God gave us the greatest gift, we are expressing His love to bless others with our gifts to them. Why does anyone have a problem with that? Do they dislike the giving, the receiving, or just the fact that it potentially costs money?

Ask God to open the door for you to share what this day is really about to someone else on this day. Share the “Gospel” that God chose to be born in a manager in Bethlehem as a male child (Mat 2:6). Tell them He was born of a virgin woman (Isa 7:14), and this will be miraculous unlike any other human entrance into the world. Tell them His Father was God in Heaven that created the heaven and the earth through Him (Eph 3:9). Tell them He died for the all-inclusive penalty for the sins of all humans by shedding His blood on a “Tav” cross (1 Jn 1:7). He did this as the greatest exchange in history. With Him becoming sin for us, so that we could become righteous to God (1 Pet 2:24). Thank you, Jesus!

What a blessing it is to have our names written in His “Lamb’s” book of Life (Luke 10:20)! What a blessing it is to have His Spirit living inside of us to help us, guide us and teach us everything that we need to know for every season of our lives (Jn 16:13). What a blessing it is to pray to Him every day and then listen to hear what He has to say back to us through His written Word and by the voice of His Spirit (Jn 10:3).

So, today you are being presented with a choice. A decision point within the short space of time of your existence in a temporary reality. You may choose to agree to celebrate with us in love because of Who He is, and What He did for us, and Everything this gift gave to us, or you may just choose to gripe, complain, about a post that is flawed with imperfect dates, and methods like you would prefer to choose. Or you could be apathetic and just do nothing.

But maybe some of you should consider another choice. Think back in time on what God has spoken to you to do in the past. Do the most significant something that He has always wanted you to do that was spoken to you many years ago when you heard but didn’t obey. Maybe it was fear that kept you from beginning the call? Maybe you believed you were not gifted, or smart enough to fulfill the call like Moses felt (Exo 4:10)? However, give God a chance and believe He will provide what you need to fulfill His plan, after you begin it by taking the first step. Wow! That is a Word for someone.

The time of the coming of Jesus is very, very short! Therefore, let us get busy in church serving others, preaching, and teaching the Word of God to anyone that will listen, going into the world to reach the lost before it is too late. Stop looking to correct everyone else because they don’t agree with you precisely to the letter of the law. Just teach what you know and believe to be the truth. Jesus did not tell you to go into all the world searching for false teachers and attack them. But rather Jesus commanded everyone to go into all the world and preach the Good News! Everyone that chooses to obey Him and give their lives, will and bodies to Him for His control, will be saved, and everyone that chooses not to believe will be damning themselves to an eternity in a lake of fire (Rev 21:8).

Here is one of our main emphases today again, Jesus Christ is coming back so much sooner than you know! What if it was in the next minute, after you finished reading this post and decided you still have time to get saved, so I’ll just wait.  Maybe you are saying to yourself, I am just having too much fun right now. But suddenly when you least expected it, Jesus appears in the heavens, and millions of people vanish instantly from the face of the planet. There will be some deceivers that will tell you, they were taken by aliens to cleanse the world of all the evil people and now the true humans were left here to save the planet from the coming “climate change” destruction of the planet. But it will be too late to then be saved from the most horrific time of human history called the Great Tribulation (Mat 24:21). Now is the best time to give your live to Jesus while the Holy Spirit is still speaking to your heart (Heb 4:7). There is a link to click below about knowing how to begin the walk with Jesus. Please click this link and leave a comment on it after you prayed the prayer. Thank you! It will be the best decision of your life, and we will meet again in heaven to share this experience with each other.

Conclusion

Isa 9:6  For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. 

We are celebrating a baby child that was God in the flesh. What a powerful display of God’s humility to make Himself one of His creations to save us! This is the ultimate display of Love that anyone could possibly do for someone. God said, “While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us!” (Rom 5:8). And Jesus also said, “No great Love has anyone, then He that lays down His life for His friends” (Jn 15:13).

My God has already richly blessed us all, with every spiritual blessing (Eph 1:3) and in doing this He gave to us everything that pertains to life and godliness (2 Pet 1:3). Remember if you have anything Good it is because God was the source of the gift (James 1:17). That makes this celebration a great time to “Give Thanks to God” for all His blessings. God has been faithful to us all and He will remain faithful (Heb 13:5), until He comes and takes us up, very soon (Rev 22:12).

Leave us a blessing today or share your prayer request so that all the readers will be able to pray and agree with you and with us at Agapegeek. Jesus loves you, and we love you more than we can express in words. Someday we will meet in heaven and have a lot to talk about knowing everything that Jesus has done for each of us. Praise the LORD Jesus!

This is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it. Have a very blessed and Merry Christmas. Amen!

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Posted on December 24, 2023, in Christmas, Jesus and tagged , , , , , , , , . Bookmark the permalink. 6 Comments.

  1. shep98270yahoocom

    Compromise has never been G-d’s way. I am surprised it is yours. We now know Yeshua was born on Sukkot and circumcised on Shemeni Atzeret, the Eighth Day. Why would we join the Anti-semitic Roman Catholic Church? Unbelieivers do not celebrate any of the Biblical Feasts, thus proving Christ-mass has never authentically been about Yeshua.

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    • 1Co 13:1 If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but I do not have love, I have become as sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.
      1Co 13:2 And if I have prophecies, and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so as to move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.
      Do you understand how much I love you? Do you understand how much God loves us ALL (Jn 3:16)? Are you choosing to be another example of a legalistic critic under the bondage of Law? These were mentioned in this post about people who are critics using the letter but do not discern the Spirit of Love behind the message? God is Love (1 Jn 4:8). Be imitators of God as dear children (Eph 5:1).
      Is it not my Biblical New Covenant legal right to make a personal choice to celebrate and thank Jesus on any day I choose? Are you a person that is only interested in the letter of the law like Saul was as a Pharisee killing and persecuting Christians? Paul was very blessed to have encountered Jesus on the road to Damascus to become a man that knew the true loving Spirit that changed Him into someone that wrote what the Law was all about and how we are not under that bondage now. That is the type of man that we should all desire to be.

      It is very wise for us as true Christians to be allowed to choose to become personally familiar with God and His generously given sovereign freedoms in His New Covenant (Rom 8:21, 1 Cor 10:29, 2 Cor 3:17, Gal 2:4, Gal 5:1). Legalism is an Old Covenant bondage (Gal 5:1). But being in Jesus is a new creation covenant blessing (2 Cor 5:17) under just one law, called “Love” (Jn 13:34, Gal 5:14). This is a spiritual reality where He loves us enough to personally live inside of our human body (1 Cor 6:17) and this allows us to personally know His precious Holy Spirit (Jn 3:6).

      I am born of the Spirit of God. I am in Christ and Christ is in me. I choose to call my God, my Abba Father not “G_d”. I have this freedom because I love Him that much and He chooses to Love me with His greatest Love. This is happening regardless of anyone’s judgement against me. Fortunately, God already used Paul to respond to your criticism in the letter to the Colossians:

      Col 2:16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:

      Are you a saved Christ follower? Do you desire to be one? Do you believe that you know Jesus personally? This is where you get to talk to Him in prayer and guess what, He chooses to sovereignly speak back. Yes, many times He speaks through the written Word of God. But other times it is like the still small voice that Elijah heard. He is not a mute Spirit. He is a very loving God that desires to have a relationship on an intimate level. God Bless, you!

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  2. May God bless you for the great work you are doing sir. I’m so indebted to your teachings very much. Sir, I want to make a request that you make teachings on the following topics on giving, tithings, and prosperity. Thanks very much.

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  3. Joy in the Holy Spirit today, the Spirit who forms Christ in us! Merry Christ to all! Christ on the Throne and in humble hearts given to Jesus!

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  4. Praise & Glory, honor, worship, blessings & love to our Daddy God, our LORD & SAVIOR YESHUA( JESUS) thee MESSIAH & our HOLY SPIRIT! We give total thanks to you Abba and many thanks and blessings to you “Agape Geek & your loved ones and a very Merry Christmas “ 🙏✨🌟✨🙏 Love from Netanya❤️

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  5. May the Lord bless you and your family now at Christmas and during this next year. Thank you for your ministry of love and teaching. May you be richly rewarded in this life and for all eternity. God bless, Russell & Sandra

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