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“The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David!” (Luke 2:11, NLT).
Many Christians get the opportunity to hear about the message of the incarnation of Christ Jesus once in a year.
This usually happens in churches where pastors have strictly programmed the delivery of the message about the birth of Jesus Christ to occur during Christmas.
In fact, there are pastors that have nothing to do with Jesus Christ. One of them said a few years ago that, “If you preach about Jesus Christ your church will not grow.”
But to avoid being branded as antichrists, these pastors choose to speak about the coming of the Son of God into the world annually during Christmas.
Should disciples of Christ Jesus, Christians who are children of God be told about the birth of their Saviour yearly.
Certainly not! Pastors who have understood the need to preach the gospel of salvation by divine will as contained in the Scriptures regularly tell Christian believers about it.
Actually, the early church did not celebrate Christmas so they never waited until its celebration before the message about the birth of Christ Jesus was preached or taught.
It is therefore required of faithful servants of Christ Jesus in this generation to demonstrate genuine willingness by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit to preach and teach about the Lord.
This is because the gospel of the Kingdom of God points to Christ Jesus. It is all about Jesus Christ. Without Him, there shall be no Christian Church. Without Him, there shall be no forgiveness of sins and eternal salvation.
This is why the message about Christ must be prioritised and prized above every other message at all times in the churches of God.
This will not only make believers Christ-conscious but also make Christ real to them and be helped to conform to His image.
By James Quansah
