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Today is Blogmas day 6 and I will be taking about How to have fantastic Christmas.
How to enjoy the Yuletide.
These activities are the ones that entrenched brotherliness, complementation, love, giving, joy, patience and over worthy virtues.
Now, these are 5 fun-loving activities for you Christmas
1. Worship
Isn’t Christmas about celebrating Jesus Christ?
What’s celebration without worship?
Dear, celebrating Jesus is worshipping Him.
How do you worship?
Worship Him by striving to know Him more this season.
Worship by not forsaking the gathering of the brethren. Nothing is more joyful and fun-filled than being in the presence of God with fellow believers in singing, shouting and merry making.
Also worship Him by sharing your gifts to the less privileged.
2. Visitation.
Yes, visitation.
This time shouldn’t be about you and your immediate family alone. It is also a period to spread the love and essence of Christmas to those in
Hospital
Prison
Home for Aged.
Long seen friends or family member (s).
Struggling family
Etc.
I bet it with you, you will enjoy the moment of offering hope, joy, reconcilation and life to someone.
3. Picnic.
You have toiled all through the year, isn’t it?
I bet, it is.
Why don’t you pack some baskets of foods and fruits with your family to a beach, open lawn, forest camp, backyard, etc., just to relax and de-stress.
To make it memorable, why can’t you go with another like-minded individuals?
I assure you, you will enjoy the show.
4. Family photography.
Take family photographic album to see how far you have gone.
See how far you have progressed.
And after checking through, praise the Lord for both small and big wins.
Also make sure you visit a studio to take a family picture this Christmas.
5. Reflect and Pray.
Think about what Yahweh has done for you this year and pray the prayer of thanksgivings.
Also commit the incoming year into the Almighty hands.
Welcome to day 5 of 2021 Blogmas. I hope you are have a blast?
Today, I will be speaking on the topic why is Christmas also called Xmas?
Many Christians have alleged secular media of trying to erase Christ from Christmas by using Xmas instead of Christmas.
There is nothing farther from truth as nobody can remove Christ’s name from Christmas.
The truth is, Xmas is a common abbreviation of the word Christmas which originated as handwriting abbreviations.
The “X” comes from the Greek letter Chi, which is the first letter of the Greek word Christós (Greek: Χριστός), which became Christ in English. The suffix -mas is from the Old English word for Mass which means celebration.
Its uses date back to 19th century.
So rest, it is still the same Christmas by writing Xmas but don’t pronounce it as ex-mas.
Have you ever thought of it that what If there were no Christmas?
What of if there is no Christmas? Of course, we know that Christmas is celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ – The Anointed One but what of if…?
With that thought, I welcome you to day 4/20 of 2021 Blogmas titled “What If there were no Christmas?.
Hmmmm! To be candid, it is unimaginable because it will be catastrophic! It is damnable!
Firstly, if there was no Christmas, there is no death on the cross at Calvary and if there is shedding of blood, then our sins remain unremitted.
Two, since death cannot occur without birth and there can’t be ressurrection without death. Therefore, if there is no Christmas, there is no salvation and then we are doomed.
If there is no Christmas as the first event in the God’s eternal plan of human deliverance from sin and self, then there won’t be outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. We will then be comfortless, fearful, homeless,powerless and leaderless. Paul said, ‘God forbids.’
If there is no Christmas, there will be no Church.
If there is no Christmas, there will be no spiritual gifts for our edification.
If there is no Christmas, there will be no New Testament
Lastly, if there is no Christmas, our hope is then of this Earth, which mean we are most miserable of men.
But thanks Yahweh in the highest for the gift of Christmas – the birth of Christ.
Hallelujah!!!!
Now, imagine if there is no Christmas, what do you think will happen?
It’s another wonderful moment again on the journey highlighting the greatness of Christmas 🎄.
Today is blogmas day 3 and I wish to appreciate you for your likings, comments and followings. It’s fantabulous!
Today, I will be writing on to why we Christians keep Christmas despite not a single mention in the Bible commanding its celebration.
Firstly, who is a Christian? Simply put, a Christian is any person who has accepted Jesus Christ as his/her Lord and Savior.
Furthermore, what is Christmas? Christmas is a combination of two Greek terms; Christ which means Anointed One and Mass which means Celebration. Therefore Christmas is the celebration of the Anointed One – Jesus.
Because Jesus our Lord and Savior is the Anointed One, that is one of the reasons we celebrated Him.
Why was Jesus born in the first instance? Jesus was purposely born to die for our sins for the redemption of our souls. Somebody dying in your place deserves commendations and worship which we abundantly engaged in, during Christmastime.
Thirdly reason, we celebrate Christmas is because it is a fulfilment of prophecies prophesied in the Name of Lord God Almighty and we are happy that faithful is He that promised and that if He did not fail then, He can’t fail now.
Fourthly, we are celebrating God’s kind of love. Agape, unblemished, kind love because God practically lose nothing if we perish but He won’t want that for us because He loves us even when we are still sinners.
The second part of this fourth reason is that if God loves us, we too ought to love our neighbours and our of the best time to do so is now.
But, we are not told in the Bible to observe Christmas?🤷🤷
Are we told not to commemorate it in the Bible?
Christmas has its origin in pagan practices because it is the day Romans celebrate their unconquered sun so we shouldn’t do it?
Tell me a day that was created by Satan? I bet you none. God created everything including the days of the weeks and declared it blessed and good.
And God said, Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be signs and tokens [of God’s provident care], and [to mark] seasons, days, and years, And God saw everything that He had made, and behold, it was very good (suitable, pleasant) and He approved it completely. And there was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.
And God saw everything that He had made, and behold, it was very good (suitable, pleasant) and He approved it completely. And there was evening and there was morning, a sixth day. (Christian Standard Bible (CSB)) God saw all that he had made, and it was very good indeed. Evening came and then morning: the sixth day.
Genesis 1:14, 31 (Amplified Bible)
What God has declared good and approving cannot be made bad and disapproving by Satan or any man.
Now, whose report will you believe?
In addition, like the days of the week and months of the year which the pagan world has dedicated to one false god or the another, so have they attached those wannabe gods to gold, silver, wood, soil, etc, which ain’t theirs in the first instance. Therefore, when we are celebrating Christmas, we are using what belongs to God to worship God. December 25th is inclusive.
Continuing, even the modern world has different days to celebrate and create awareness about different incurable diseases yet some of us deem it bad to dedicate a day to celebrate and create awareness about Christ – Our Healer.
Jesus is the reason for the season.
Lastly, Christians celebrate Christmas because it is a daily affair.
To a true Christian, Noel is not a one day affairs because once we did anything that glorify God in any day of month, we are celebrating the Anointed one – Jesus.
Thanks for reading and I will like to hear your reasons for celebrating Christmas too.
I choose this hymn first because if not the great faithfulness of God, why will Jesus came to this world to die. Ponder of the first verse of the song.
Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father, there is no shadow of turning with thee. Thou changest not, thy compassions, they fail not; as thou hast been, thou forever wilt be. Refrain: Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see; all I have needed thy hand hath provided. Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!
This is an evergreen Christmas hymn but have we ever pauses to think on the hymn.
What brings the joy? The Lord’s faithfulness.
Who brings the joy? Our Lord God.
We should rejoice and be merry because Christ was born.
The second and third verses of the hymn says
2. Joy to the earth, the Savior reigns! Let men their songs employ, while fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains, repeat the sounding joy, repeat the sounding joy, repeat, repeat the sounding joy.
3. No more let sins and sorrows grow nor thorns infest the ground; he comes to make his blessings flow far as the curse is found, far as the curse is found, far as, far as the curse is found.
This is a song of humility because the first Noel the angel did say was to a group of shepherds.
The first Noel the angel did say was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay; in fields where they lay keeping their sheep, on a cold winter’s night that was so deep. Refrain: Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, born is the King of Israel.
The second and third stanzas of the hymn tells about the inclusivity of the Gospel for all. The wise and rich men also came.
2. They looked up and saw a star shining in the east, beyond them far; and to the earth it gave great light, and so it continued both day and night.
3 And by the light of that same star three Wise Men came from country far; to seek for a king was their intent, and to follow the star wherever it went.
This is also an evergreen classic of joy and celebration. Enjoy the lyrics
Silent night, holy night! All is calm, all is bright round yon virgin mother and child. Holy Infant, so tender and mild, sleep in heavenly peace, sleep in heavenly peace.
Hark! the herald angels sing, “Glory to the newborn King: peace on earth, and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled!” Joyful, all ye nations, rise, join the triumph of the skies; with th’angelic hosts proclaim, “Christ is born in Bethlehem!”
Hark! the herald angels sing, “Glory to the newborn King”
If angels did sing, it will be good of us to listen to the most melodious lyrics in the world.
I promised 5 hymns but let’s enjoy this as a sober reflection of God great faithfulness that gave us Christ
1 Let all mortal flesh keep silence, and with fear and trembling stand. Ponder nothing earthly minded, for with blessing in his hand Christ our God to earth descending comes, our homage to demand.
2 King of kings, yet born of Mary, as of old on earth he stood, Lord of heaven now incarnate in the body and the blood, he will give to all the faithful his own self for heav’nly food.
3 Rank on rank the host of heaven streams before him on the way, as the Light of light descending from the realms of endless day comes, that pow’rs of hell may vanish, as the shadows pass away.
4 At his feet the six-winged seraph, cherubim with sleepless eye, veil their faces to the Presence, as with ceaseless voice, they cry, “Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia, Lord Most High!”
Those are my 5 selected hymns for this Christmas.
Can you tell me yours in the comment section? I will love to know.
It is celebrated every 25th of December in all countries except some Asian countries that celebrated theirs every 6th of January.
No matter when and where you commemorates yours, what matters most is that the reason for the season which is Jesus Christ is kept in mind.
Now my Christmas story.
Like everyone out there aiming and planning for this year, Christmas is how I do prepare with my family – parents, siblings and church members.
I could vividly remember my parents taking us to the family tailors to take measurements for either clothes for Christmas or New year festivities. We did this until all of us came of age to decide what we want.
My Christmas story also involves feeding chickens in the cage for slaughtering during Christmastime and going to church on Christmas Eve.
It was such a wondrous preparation but a dangerous story.
A dangerous story because I don’t know the reason for the season.
I am not born again. I don’t know Christ personally as my Lord and Saviour.
I was just a wonderful hell bound churchgoer.
But one day, in 2016, my story changed to a joyful narrative.
I became born again. I accepted Him into my life and since I have been truly celebrating christmas.
This is my Christmas story and may this be your story if it hasn’t been.
He may even be rich and be everything you need in a man for a husband.
Still, for Christian ladies (and guys) unbelievers is never an option for marriage.
Despite, that you can’t marry all supposssed self-confessed Christian dudes because no all Israel is from truly is Isreal. To now identify a real Christian guy fitted for marriage, check out for this qualities :
1. He believes in the Lordship and Saviorship.
Christian is an individual who approve Jesus Christ as his/her Lord and reckon He was the only the one who saves.
Believing Jesus is acknowledging His Godship. If he doesn’t believe Jesus is God and God is Jesus. He is probably a pseudo-Christian.
Receiving Jesus Christ Lordship is also accepting His humanity, i.e. Jesus was 100% human while he was on this planet Earth to execute the work of salvation and He was 100% God before coming and after accomplishing the work of redemption.
He is subjected to Bible.
Bible is the map, light, guide, treasure and compass for believers.
It is our book of dos and don’ts.
It is from it that we know the Father’s will, laws, desires and commands for every area of life.
We believe in all parts of the Bible i.e. from Genesis to Revelation for instruction, doctrine and correction unto righteousness and that not even an iota of the Holy writ was written by human inspiration but God moves men to write for Him.
I assure you, many of your life problems have been solved if youu will only but read your Bible.
And what joy is to hear your husband said, ‘What did the Bible said on this.’
He is under authority.
God did not design rudderless and disorderly world.
Everything He created was subjected to an higher authority to make sure it is working as He intended it to be.
The solar system is under the authority of the sun for their rotations and revolutions and anyone of them who thinks the ‘sun’s problem’ is too much for it, will cease to be a planet or cease to be part of solar system.
A Christian has someone who can call him to order.
Likewise, Yahweh designed that each and every Christian is under the authority of a more spiritually matured Christian for discipleship, supervision and mentoring.
A Christian has a pastor shepherding over his spiritual life.
He has someone he prays with or who prays for him.
He has someone who can advise him and correct him where necessary.
A man not subjected to any constituted authority and who thinks he can live his life in isolation is a dangerous man to marry. Such man can wreak havoc.
He has a church.
I don’t need to go to church to worship God, I have my Bible is a clear indication person hasn’t read his Bible.
Christians go to church for fellowship, spiritual growth and strengthening because it was commanded by God that we must not forsake the gathering of the saints.
It is becoming ever-increasingly difficult nowadays to live a sexually pure life in this sexually crazed and saturated world. A world that has sexualized everything from music to a common 100 naira soap.
Even the church of God is not spared. Nowadays, we now use barely clad ladies as ushers to welcome visitors.
Watch out for this book to celebrate the world sexual purity day.
We are being bombarded daily with sexual scenes and near-sexual scenes on our streets, social media, television, workplaces and pathetically in fellowships but the word of God still stands that we must be pure in our sexual lives before and after marriage.
First, we should know that to stay pure in this generation is possible. It is possible to marry as a virgin if you are determined to be. It is possible to remain untouched – no kissing, smoothing, no masturbation and no foreplay before the wedding if you will rely on the grace of God to hold you. Why? Because God will never lack those who are willing and ready to sacrificially serve Him in all generations.
He can’t lack Josephs who are willing to say, ‘ how can I do this thing and sin against God,’ and are ready to abandon their ‘clothes’ to flee.
He can’t lack the Joshuas who have determined to serve God even if He and his family are the only and affirmatively He won’t lack the 7000 men who have never kissed or bowed down to Baal in every generation.
Do you care to join the leagues of Josephs, Joshuas and the 7000 men, are you?
Now, how can you tread this path joyfully? One, TRUST GOD and His judgments, laws and guidelines that they are for your benefit. God did not hate you when He bade you that you should flee fornication. It was because He loves you.
You got to trust the Almighty because He as Omniscient knows far more than you know. He knows that illegal sex can reduce someone life to a mere loaf of bread. He knows that sex can be weaponised to harm. Therefore, trust that God has you completely in His heart. Oh! What a loving father!
Secondly, TRUST THE PROCESS that you won’t regret ever staying sexually pure in this corrupt world. The journey, the decision and the determination will eventually pay you.
The world may look otherwise but you won’t regret opting out of the friendship that is pressurizing you for premarital sex.
Trusting the process also signifies that you are the wise one even though the worldly system may regard you as a fool and the odd one out but remember what is highly esteemed by man is an abomination in the sight of the Lord.
The injunction will save you from avoidable heartbreaks, unwanted pregnancy, unmet expectations, shame, a litany of exes and many avoidable damages to your body, spirit and soul.
You can’t regret standing for and with God.
Thirdly, DON’T TRUST YOURSELF because the power of your arm will fail because by flesh shall no man prevail, the opportunities to sin will always be present and it was your Spirit that got born again, your body, its hormones and your soul do not follow suit.
Don’t trust yourself that you can sleep in the same room with the opposite sex and nothing will happen.
Don’t trust yourself that just because you speak in tongues, you can watch porn and nothing will happen.
Don’t really on your strength that because you are the winner of best choir member of the year, you can’t fall into the sin of immoralities.
Don’t trust that immoralities won’t hurt you because God has been using you. Remember David, Solomon and Samson.
If Judas Iscariot can fall away after performing many miracles, preached to many and received directly from Jesus, then who are you?
Lastly, remember that this battle against immoralities is a battle again imagination, thoughts and actions as preached by unsaved celebrities, wokist, cancel culturists, Bible twisters and haters that raised themselves against the knowledge of God and we all know our weapons are not carnal.
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