"Shout for joy and be glad, for I am coming to dwell among you”—this is the Lord’s declaration. 11 “Many nations will join themselves to the Lord on that day and become My people.
- Zachariah 2:10-11
Did you know that if we had to be vetted in order to be received into the kingdom of heaven that none of us would make the cut? I can see the angels picketing and demanding the borders of Heaven to be closed. We, every single one of us, were, after all. the enemies of God, the ruler of Heaven and Earth. We lived lives that destroyed holiness at every turn, filled with misery and terror, leaving destruction and broken lives in our wake. If Heaven examined our life to decide friend or foe we'd be declared dangerous and refused entry.
No, God the Father could not declare a single person who ever lived to be an ally of righteousness, holiness and goodness. So the Creator of all created an immigration loop hole. He made a way for His enemies to become His adopted children. The sons and daughters of the King don't have to prove themselves to become citizens. They are citizens by right of their relationship to the King. For all who wanted to become one of His children, He granted the power to do just that, and He ended the war between us and Him, declaring a peace between us. He forgave every act of aggression against Him and His cause. He sent His only begotten Son to pay the penalty of death that the law demanded for our crimes. He sent His Spirit to live within us to teach us and to give us the ability to live as citizens of righteousness and that power to forsake the life we lived when we were enemies.
This is why we rejoice. This is why we celebrate. Christmas is the time to remember when God the Father put forth His plan to end the war between us and Him. Easter is the ratification of the treaty. The King sent His Son to live among us and to bring us to the Father as brothers and sister . He cut through all the red tape of the law and made us the people of God. Instead of picketing our immigration the angels of Heaven rejoice over our adoption. This is the hope of Christmas, and we eagerly await His return to take us to our new home.
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