Tuesday, December 20, 2011

The Most Important Thing You Will Ever Read

My friends, I must make you aware of a matter of the utmost importance. Several months ago I started this Blog as an attempt to communicate my thoughts and ideas to as many people as possible. I have spoken on many issues including health care, the expanding budget deficit, and environmental issues among others. But nothing, I repeat nothing, is as important as the subject matter of this Blog.

This Blog concerns a world leader who has made outrageous predictions including strife between nations, famine, and earthquakes. His followers are fanatical and have been tortured and even died in his service. They believe there can be no peace without him and those who are not with him are against him. He has requested all to follow him and has even stated that there is no life without him. He has stated that those who believe in him are not condemned; but those who do not believe are condemned because they have not believed

This leader was never elected to office but was born into it. The chronology of this event is as follows:


In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to his own town to register.

So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 11Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."

Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests."

When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about."

So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had seen , which were just as they had been told.

Many of you know that this world leader as Jesus Christ. He is called the King of Kings .
His words follow as true today as when they were spoken.

"When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, “Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels."

"Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven. But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven."

Please consider the birth of this world leader over 2000 years ago and his importance to your life. The calender on your desk shouts his birthday with the passing of every year. Is there anything more important than recognizing and believing in the birth , death , and resurrection of Jesus Christ an accepting him as your personal savior. Nothing could be more important.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

A Victorious Voice in the Wilderness

3 comments:

  1. Amen! NOTHING could be more important!

    Thank you for posting this.

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  2. Thank you. You put it so beautifuly and you could not be more right about what is the most important thing. Merry Christmas to you too and a Blessed New Year.
    PS. I really enjoy reading your work.

    Johnette

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  3. Hurray for the rebel, Jesus, my Leader.

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