CHRIST IS COME

When Isaac Watts wrote the great lines of the carol, "Joy to the world, the Lord is come" he wrote biblical truth. In his old age, John, the apostle, wrote, "And WE KNOW that the SON OF GOD IS COME, and hath given us an understanding, that we may KNOW him that is true, even in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life. Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen" (1 John 5:20-21).

Some biblical commentators say these words may have been the last chronological words written in the Bible, even before Revelation. We should prick up our ears and listen. When John wrote these words, Jesus had already come into this world as a little baby and fulfilled His mission of sacrificing His life for our sins. He had already returned to Heaven and promised He was coming again. But John doesn't say, "He came," or "He will come again." He emphatically states that "HE IS COME."

When we are born again, He comes to dwell in our hearts by His Holy Spirit. He abides in us and wants us to abide in Him. A mystical union. He is Emmanuel, God with us. This is the apex of Christianity, "Christ in you, the hope of glory" (Colossians 1:27).

If you are saved by the blood of Jesus, Christ IS come to you. He is in you. He is with you in your home, in your situation, whatever is happening in your life right.

This is the message of Christmas--Christ is come! What rejoicing!

Blessings from Nancy Campbell