text: The Gift of Christmas by Pst. Iyke – Dr. CiCi's blog
  The Gift of Christmas by Pst. Iyke
  A man who knew Christ by revelation had a lot to say about Him because it is only by Revelation that Christ is made manifest. A book in the Bible is called revelation because the book kept revealing the glory of this Christ and the splendor of His beauty. Peter by revelation was able to answer the question of Christ which in the actual sense is a question of identity.
  WHO DO MEN SAY I THE SON OF MAN AM?!
  The son of man looked at the son of Bar Jonah and said to him, flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my father in heaven..
  Fast forward to Paul a man who was passionate about revelation and in his revelation he fell in love with the WHO WE ARE IN CHRIST. IF I am to title all of Paul's epistles, I will call them THE IN CHRIST REALITIES. Almost everything he said and every time he had to speak He opens our eyes to this IN CHRIST REALITIES.
  It's however imperative that we look at the cross which is the reason for his birth and understand why a man came and the purpose of His coming was to die. I truly don't understand! Who ever comes just to die? If I knew my coming is to die, I will refuse to come because it doesn't make sense that the purpose of one's coming is death.
  His life which was for death guaranteed our own freedom from death and granted us redemption and this redemption Paul said is one of the things we enjoy IN HIM.
  EPH 1:7 "IN HIM WE HAVE REDEMPTION THROUGH HIS BLOOD, THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS, ACCORDING TO THE RICHES OF HIS GRACE."
  Paul called redemption THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS. So His blood which brought us redemption was shed for the forgiveness of our sins. Wow. That means I have been mistaken all this while, The purpose of his coming is not to die, but to shed His blood and forgive me of my sins?! Wow
  As we remember and celebrate His birth, if we don't make His purpose our purpose then the whole concept is abused. He came to forgive and in the occasion of the celebration of His birth we must forgive!
  The gift of Christmas ladies and gentlemen is forgiveness. The author of forgiveness Himself said, if you do not forgive your brother who sinned against you, my heavenly Father will not forgive you. On the cross He cried out and said "FATHER FORGIVE THEM FOR THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY DO."
  Finally his disciples approached him (over an issue of some people who refused them access or passage to their destination) and said let us call down fire to consume them like Elijah did, but He said to them YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT SPIRIT YOU ARE MADE OF!
  We are made of the spirit of Christ and the spirit demands that
  ~In hatred, we love
  ~In anger, we are gracious
  ~In vengeance, we embrace
  ~In revenge, we forgive &
  ~In evil, we do good.
  Do you have that spirit?
  The sun that lightens the heaven
  The glory and the lifter of your head
  The smile in your gloominess
  The healer of your body
  The light in Goshen
  The head of your husband
  The RESSURECTION and life
  The help in ages past
  He is the Everlasting father and
  His government knows no end
  His reach is beyond measurement
  His network cannot disappoint
  His networth is unimaginable
  He embodies the fullness of the Godhead
  Then I wonder what is man that he is so mindful of Him….
  He loves to be introduced, but the most eloquent cannot introduce him.
  The most read would lack words
  He is both the power and the wisdom of God.
  Professors learn professionalism from Him.
  He teaches teachers
  He Lectures lecturers.
  The architect that designed the heavens
  The life moulder
  Husband to the widows
  The God of Sarah, Hannah and Elizabeth
  The opener of the barren womb
  The softener of the hardened heart
  Truly the more of you we see, the more there is to see.
  He is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
  The good of Rehab
  The hope of the rejected
  The forgiver of the unforgivable
  The God of Pst. Paul Adefarasin
  The God of HOUSE ON THE ROCK Benin
  Pst. Iyke Is the resident pastor of House on the Rock, Benin
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  December 15, 2016 December 15, 2016 Christian message, Christianity, Christmas, christmas gift, Iyke NNAMDI Samuel, Jesus, pat. Iyke