The Christmas Spirit & Peace on Earth

Post from Patriots on Purpose

Good News Page – Edition #3
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At this time of the year almost everyone seems to get into the Christmas Spirit by smiling at one another and saying “Merry Christmas, thank you, and God bless us everyone”, like Tiny Tim in Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”.

Well, not everyone says “Merry Christmas”. There are many secularists and those who are intimidated by them who will still say “Happy Holiday” “Seasons Greetings” or some other innocuous saying. They won’t say it and they don’t want you to say it. Thank God, however, that we now have a governor in Arizona, Jan Brewer, who believes in saying “Merry Christmas” and “Happy Hanukkah”. Click on Executive Order 2009-11 to read about it. Thank you, Governor Brewer. [Female Republican governors are always attractive, like Jan Brewer (Right) and Sarah Palin]

Hearing “Merry Christmas” and being on the receiving end of what used to be just common courtesy is always good news but do you really know the good news of Christmas? In case you somehow missed it before, this Good News is found in Luke 2:10,11 – (10) And the angel said unto them, (The Shepherds watching their flocks by night) Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings (Good News) of great joy, which shall be to all people, (11) For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ (The Anointed One) the Lord.

As I just said “This is the Good News” but it will do you no good until you accept the Source of the Good News, Jesus Christ, as your personal Savior. If you wondered “How do I do that?” The Apostle, Paul, gives the answer in Romans 10:9,10 – (9) . . . If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. (10) For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

That’s it, no begging, no moaning, no having to pay for it nor having to earn it. It is a free gift of God, just for the asking. That, my friends, is the really GOOD NEWS!

One last observation: You may be thinking “The Christmas Spirit doesn’t last very long and though it is Good News there really isn’t any Peace on Earth”. Well, if you thought that you would be right, but an old song writer thought of that quite a few years ago, as well, and it may comfort you to hear it now. The song is “I heard the bells on Christmas day” sung by a group called “Casting Crowns”. Or maybe you prefer Harry Belefonte or “Jars of Clay” Click on these links and you will be comforted.

Have a Merry Christmas.

In God we trust,

Hal Mitchell

Vail, Arizona