‘Tis the Season

Merry Christmas Eve, everyone!

I prepared a little message for everyone to read and hope it serves some of you well.

Every year, Christmas comes around. Every year, we take time to go spend it with family and friends. Every year, around this time, people go to church, maybe some for the first time, and our pastors are bound to give a sermon about why we should give our lives to Jesus.

However, I sometimes find these sermons to lack the meat some people are looking for as to WHY we should live our lives serving a God who just doesn't make any sense to people.

Or why should we care if we go to Heaven or Hell when we don’t necessarily care what happens to us when we die.

A God that so many are mad at.

A God who has let so many down.

A God who is so full of promises, yet somehow, His promises to us have been unfulfilled.

So, we have turned our backs to Him, because if God was so good, then these things in our lives would have never happened, right?

You may very well be valid in why you choose not to believe in Jesus, but let me share to you why I DO believe in Jesus Christ as my ticket to my Father in Heaven.

I don't believe in Jesus because I'm scared of Heaven or Hell.

Frankly, I'm quite content with death, for it doesn't scare me.

Death holds no power over me.

I'm not concerned whether you go to Heaven or Hell, either, for I know the Lord worries about that for me.

I love Jesus so much, if He told me I was not allowed into Heaven, I would still choose to serve Him for as long as I live. 

Till my very last breath.

I don't Believe in Jesus because of the bad things that happened in my life and I just needed to believe in something or someone that makes me feel better about these things.

No.

I believe in Jesus for all of the good He continues to do for me and the freedom I have acquired by living for Him. As a matter of fact, the bad things that have happened to me in my life and will in the future just cause me to hold onto Him stronger.

I will never let go.

I also don't believe in Jesus because His promises didn't come true for me and the only way I could access those promises were by believing in Jesus.

No.

Even as unbelievers, we are blessed by God Almighty. If I were to turn my back against God today, He would still answer my prayers.

I do not serve a selfish God, but one of love and abundance.

One of acceptance and Grace.

My God's love is so strong, it's impenetrable. 

I serve and love Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior, because He is faithful, because He has my best interests in His heart. I serve Him, because His promises ARE fulfilled and continue to do so despite whether or not I believe in Him. I serve Him, because even if God had no one following Him, He is, and always will be, victorious in life, love, Heaven and Hell. 

I serve Jesus because His love is like no other.

I cling to Jesus because He serves me well.

I love Jesus and serve Him because He loves me, despite all of my flaws, all of my sins and shortcomings, He welcomes me with open arms and a warm smile. He engulfs me in His light and hides me from all of my shadows. He helps me to heal from the situations and people of my past; creating me into a new and improved person for my future and the wonderful plans He has for me.

Indulging myself in His love has kept me from becoming so angry, bitter and rebellious.

He has kept me from pushing away people who want to love me. He helped me learn what it was like to accept love into my life. He has helped me become victorious against suicide and self-harm. I believe in Jesus Christ, not for His promises, not for Heaven, and not just for myself, but I belief in Jesus Christ for the abundant love He will always give me and I wish to share it with others, so they may feel exactly what I do, and more. So that others can live a life feeling a love so much more powerful than the things the world can give. 

I believe in Jesus Christ with so much strength and honor, I would humbly die a death as horrible as Christ did if my life came to it.

Nothing could steer me away from the love of God.

I pray that someone would read this and ask Jesus to allow themselves to feel, even just a LITTLE bit, the love that I feel from Him. 

"No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 8:37-39 NIV.

So if you're unsure of whether or not to follow Jesus, either by fear or uncertainty, if you're so mad at Him for not helping you in times of need, or if you think Jesus is just a stupid concept, just pray this prayer and see if maybe there's just something that may possibly change your mind. And if you're so sure He doesn't exist, I still urge you to pray this prayer, because if He isn't true, and we're all just brainwashed, then nothing should affect you, right? 

I'm not asking you to fully believe in Him, but I'm asking you to just allow Him to come into your heart for just a moment...

Pray this however you see fit, "I pray, in the name of Jesus Christ, that you may enter into my heart and help me allow your love to fill me, so I may feel, even for just a moment, the abundance of your love. Show me what it means to be truly loved by You. I may be mad, sad or even distant towards you, but Lord, I'm asking, if you are real, show me who you are in a way that only I could understand. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen."

And if you feel in your heart to accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, here is a simple and effective prayer for you, and yes, it really is this simple, "I pray, in the Name of Jesus Christ, that you are my Lord and Savior and the way of life. For no one comes to the Father except through you. In Jesus' name, Amen."

It is by the grace of God, our faith in Jesus is sufficient enough for our salvation.

Living a life with Jesus is much more simple than a lot of people realize, but it's also very hard. 

May this serve you well.

Amen.