Christmas = Family

While the lights, the food, the tree and the gifts are all part of every Christmas season, what is central to all of our Christmas celebrations is our time with family, as we gather together, spend time with one another and make memories together.

In more than one way, the first Christmas centered on family as well. Long ago in Bethlehem, Christmas began as a child was born under the most unusual of circumstances, and with his addition Mary and Joseph were now not just a couple but a family. Furthermore, we read in Galatians 4:4,5, “But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.” God sent his Son to this world because he wanted us to become part of his family. The babe in the manger grew to become a man, and as a man Jesus gave his life to pay for our sins. Having accomplished this for us, God invites us all to come to him in faith, not only so that our sins may be forgiven, but that we might be adopted into God’s family.

Thus, as we all look forward to welcoming family and friends into our homes this Christmas season, let us recognize that by his grace God invites us to become a part of his family, so that we may not only enjoy the blessings of such a relationship while on this earth but also may dwell in the house of the Lord forever when our time on earth comes to an end.

On behalf of all the members of Redemption Baptist Church, we wish you all a very Merry Christmas.

Sincerely,
Pastor Scott Holloway