Our Future Arrived

 2000 Years Ago

  'Expressions of excitement, wonderment and joy may be seen on children's faces as we move through the Christmas traditions of this season. Tantalizing aromas fill homes, Christmas trees decorated and all aglow. It's a time of family gatherings, friends, fun, joy and rejoicing — and of course, gift giving. And it is a time when Jesus may get lost in the shuffle and bustle of it all.

Some are adverse to celebrating Jesus Christ's birth. Others see it as a reminder of who we are and how we should be year round, not just at Christmas.

Not much has changed with God's people. The last Old Testament book is Malachi. He is the bridge to the New Testament. Malachi berated God's people for they had grown cold towards God, lacking reverence and honor for Him.

Malachi's message is as pertinent for 21st century Christians as it was then for the Jews. How many Christians dust their Bibles off each Sunday for church and then return them to the same shelves to await the next Sunday? Unread.

Between Malachi and the New Testament, God is Silent — 400 years. God spoke through his chosen prophets, then silence from heaven. After 400 years of silence — God spoke again, this time through the birth of his son. Ordinary people were about to experience God's plan — a series of events that would reverberate over 20 centuries, continuing to this day.

Old Testament prophet Micah foretold, "But you, Bethlehem, Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times (from days of eternity)."

The Angel gave instructions on how to find this baby, possibly one of many born in Bethlehem that day: "This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."

While the Angel was speaking, "Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared, praising God and saying, 'Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.'" It was as if the Heavenly Host could not wait to let the whole world know of this Good News. I imagine the shepherds never looked at the starry heavens in the same way again.

The historical account of Jesus' birth is taken for granted by many Christians today. The churches retell it in a matter-of-fact way. We have forgotten and forsaken the awe, the wonderment, how it all happened to ordinary people in a supernatural and extraordinary way, how Jesus' birth changed the course of mankind's history.

Jesus Christ now sits at the Right Hand of God on Heaven's Throne. The Cross and the Resurrection were not the end. We reside between the last letter, Jude, and the ending prophetic book, Revelation. The King of Kings and Lord of Lords is our future. He is the Alpha and the Omega, present from the beginning, in the middle, and will be there at the end. He will return as King and Judge.

We have only to look at children's faces to see what we are missing, reverence and joy for the King, an expectation of what He will do in the future, and the honor due God for his precious Gift, His Son, the Savior to mankind.

Our future!'

 

NOW....IN THIS MOMENT, WOULD YOU

 JOIN ME AS WE  'BEND THE  KNEE' AND PRAY TO THAT

 'ALL-KNOWING' AND 'ALL-POWERFUL 'GOD', CREATOR OF

 ALL THAT IS', AS WE ASK THAT A 'GOD-COMMAND' BE

 GIVEN THAT 'ALL OF LIFE'  MAY BE AWAKENED TO THE

 AUTHORITY AND POWER  AND LOVE OF 'UNIVERSAL

 CHRISTNESS' IN ALL  ITS VARIED FORMS ...

THAT SOON  ALL UNDERSTAND  THAT HUMANITY MUST

 TREAT  'GOD CREATED  LIFE' WITH  RESPECT...

WITH REVERENCE...WITH LOVE....

 

AND SOON MAY ALL UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A

 PRICE....A HEAVY PRICE WE PAY WHEN WE FAIL TO BE 'OUR

 BROTHER'S KEEPER'.

BROTHERHOOD IS THE KEY NOTE OF THE CHRIST ENERGY

AND IT MUST COME THROUGH AND FROM EACH ONE OF

 US.

One last thought....

While Christmas is often considered a Holiday special to

 'Christians' , this Beloved Being came with a Message of

 Brotherhood for all mankind....one that will, if accepted,

 (yes, we have to 'accept' It) finally put to rest all the

 ancient hatreds ....

and thus for two thousand years The Message of Love

 has been preserved  and celebrated the world over

 in many ways by people who understand the underlying

 Message and who use this time of year to pay homage to

 the

Beloved 'Christ, Jesus'

and to the Universal and Individuated 'Christness'

 that gives Life to each one of us and which, if allowed,

 guides our lives in the Pathway of Peace, Love and

 Brotherhood.

  A POWERFUL, TRANSCENDENT GIFT OF HIS HEART LIGHT

 OF 'INFINITE GODNESS' IS GIVEN TO US.

IT IS PURE LOVE....IT IS PURE JOY THAT ENFOLDS THE

 PLANET....IT IS PURE CHRISTNESS....  AND  IT BLESSES

 EVERY SOUL  WHO WILL RECEIVE IT.

 MAY WE ACCEPT AND EXPAND THIS PRECIOUS GIFT OF LOVE

FROM THE HEART FLAME OF THE BELOVED 'JESUS'..

 

Lois J. Crawford

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