Jesus, Our Blessed Gift

By Apostle Tonya

For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6

How most blessed was the Christmas season for the ministry and I in the year of 2020! You might say it was my first Christmas living in a rural community. In the awe of Christ’s Birth and the kindness of my new neighbors, I chose to delight in the blessedness of holy instrumental music, decorating my first beautiful Christmas tree in the Father’s glory quietly alone. Speaking for a moment of the tree, it was a most splendid live Fraser Fir tree, a gift from my dearest son, Tony, for the ministry’s temporary edifice.

Most tenderly, in preparation of celebrating the Son of God’s Birth, the Spirit of God in His lovingkindness began returning me to the enjoyment of at-home cinema as I baked an array of Christmas desserts. In its blessedness, a selection of the most pure Christian motion pictures appeared on the streaming platform I became acclimatized to in studying for the new direction in ministry.

Reminiscent of a 1970s vintage motion picture, “The Perfect Gift” became one of the Christmas movies that reminded me most of the sacred Scriptures record of our lowly Christ on Earth.

Might I now returneth to the memory of a most moving scene of the actor’s portrayal of our Holy Christ, who as a carpenter even built an outdoor nativity scene for a struggling church? Notwithstanding, its splendor was built by Christ; the nativity scene was astonishingly later torn down by an enemy of Christmas.

Nevertheless, the actor portraying Christ, the Potter, returns to rebuilding it with the rubble and His labor the enemy left behind. I may say, our compassionate Christ’s character manifested brilliantly when He superintended the church’s courageous rebuilding of the sacred set, a holy reverence unto Him.

The historical texts in the Scriptures inherently teacheth us as Believers of Christ we shall endureth persecution for righteousness’ sake. Further, the Gospels of God remindeth us that even as we are focused on building the sanctuaries for Christ’s glory during this miraculous season, the enemy might come with his indignation and mockery. Yet, our Dearest Master, who was set up from everlasting from the Beginning, miraculous Birth, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension shall causeth us to triumph over the enemy.

Might we then remembereth that inasmuch as the Gospels of God record times of opposition and warfare during the Birth of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, if we momentarily suffereth in it as Believers today, the end of the thing declares our victory in Christ!

And so, might we continueth on in taking delight in the magnificence and splendor of decorating our trees and wrapping gifts in reverence of our Dearest Master. And in the blessedness of this miraculous season’s joy, may we be certain to keep Him in the midst.

Oh, thanks be unto our most Holy God for Jesus Christ, our most perfect gift!

Eternal One, I giveth Thee thanks for Thine only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ. May Thou grant us to behold Thine wonder, signs, and Majesty in this miraculous season of Christmas. In Christ Jesus’ Holy Name, I seal this prayer. Amen.