Pure and Simple

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My earthly father taught me from the time I was a young boy that I should never tell a lie, respect all people and to express myself in a simple manner so that I would be easily understood. Sounds like what some call the KISS Method (Keep It Simple Sweetie) does it not? That was pretty good advice for living and things were a lot simpler when I was growing up in the Dark Age. We did not see any Christmas decorations in the stores or hear any Christmas songs enticing us to make purchases until after Thanksgiving and the almighty dollar did not seem to be the little “g” god that it is today. As I recall, people were more concerned with what that time of the year brought to us - remembering the birth of Jesus as Lord and Savior. And now decisions are being rendered by many in authority from the federal government down to the local stores that we should not emphasize the birth of Jesus as Christ but rather to consider this as a holiday season for everyone to enjoy.

Our Heavenly Father and His son Jesus present a very pure and simple plan for mankind to consider year round but especially at Christmas time. The Book of Romans in the New Testament tells us that everyone has sinned and has fallen short of the glory of God. Paul, the author of this book, further tells us that the consequence of this sinning is spiritual death and eternal separation from the presence of God. But God showed His love toward each one of us individually by sending His son to die for us as the ultimate and last blood sacrifice. In order for one to partake of this wonderful love gift, we must confess with our mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe not only in our mind but also in our heart that God has raised Jesus from the dead. During this Christmas season may each of us allow Holy Spirit to speak to us about our relationship with Jesus and may we be drawn closer to Him than ever before?

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