Preparing For Christmas

Now, there are two groups of people with John the Baptist. Those who refuse to receive this word of preparation, and thus they missed Jesus’s coming. They believed that they were somehow good enough and refused to repent, to humble themselves, and thus they missed out on God’s deliverance.

The other group cried out, “What shall we do then?” This group recognized their condition before a holy and righteous God, therefore, they brought forth the fruit of their repentance, and prepared their hearts and lives to receive the Messiah, Jesus Christ.

I remember a quote that has been said for years, and that is, “You can’t have Christmas pudding without first having some humble pie.” In other words, we can’t skip directly to Jesus and not first hear and obey the message of John the Baptist. We can’t receive Christmas without first preparing ourselves to meet Jesus, through repentance, humility, and believing in His power to save and deliver.