Christmas Day has been celebrated all over the world. However, we are misled by making ourselves busy with things without the important essence for examples: parties, shopping, Santa Claus, bell, rein deer, and Christmas trees. The main point of Christmas is the Father has the Son descended to be born on earth in order to redeem sinful people. I would like to explain each words respectively.
C= Compassion: It has been long time that we got lost from God’s path. We did sinful things, led selfish life, cheating, greedy, adultery, arrogant and these practices do no honor for God. These make tremendous consequences for us. We suffer the separation between God and us as the result of being away from God. We are like trees without branches. We are sad, lonely, weak, weary and defeated. Satan take this chance to beat, threaten, mock and look down upon us. They point out that we are hopeless so many people suicide. Under this condition, God see and had compassion to us.
H- Holiness: The descending of the Son to help sinful people is holy mission. God does not agree with sin. He is Holy. Father does no sin and ask us to give up committing sin. All of you are asked to be holy. All of you are holy. Because God call us holy. You must behave holily because We are holy.(1Peter1:15-16) Sin is selfishness. We must convert and love God with all our hearts, all your thoughts, and love our neighbors like you love yourselves.
R= Responsible: Both Adam and Eva did something wrong in Eden. Both of them were stubborn. God seriously asked them to repent again and again. God asked the apostles to warn people they met one after another. God gave the Bible and He sometimes warn them by natural disaster. Instead of obeying and leading the life as happy as in Eden, they encounter difficulty. The Holy Spirit moved in them. Jesus Christ talked to people about the parable of the vineyard keeper who never repent. The vineyard owner sent his man to the vineyard keeper. In return the vineyard keeper harmed the man. For his responsibility and love, the owner of the vineyard sent his son to the vineyard keeper to the vineyard alone by himself. (Luke 20:13) This is Christmas day. The day which the son of the vineyard owner come to the vineyard.
I= Impartial:The love that God give to a man is impartial. Love God give us is equal. It is not prejudiced or discriminated. No matter who they are. You are poor or very wealthy. You are well educated or uneducated. You are adults or teenagers. You are young and old. These make no differences for God’s love. On Christmas Day angels told the good news to the shepherds who were very low in society. At the same time, wise men who were high in society, were led by the bright star to worship the baby. You can see now that God love everyone. No matter who you are.
S= Sincerity: God is trustworthy. He never change from day to day. To understand God is easy. He is not tricky as Satan God never tells a lie. When he said he will help, He does help. He will keep His words. The Old Testament had foretold of the promise of coming of the Messiah for about 1000 years in advance. He finally came.
T= Timeless: The love of man may fluctuate up and down. The bridegroom promised with his bride that he will always love her or until you die. When you live as a family, your family went well. Time changes. The wife looks old and wither and shrink. The man forget his promise. He stop loving her. However; love of God does not depend on conditions. Whatever situation we are in God’s love will never change.
