WHAT IF YOU WERE THERE ON THE ORIGINAL CHRISTMAS?

THE TIMES THEY HAVE CHANGED, BUT IN SO MANY BASIC WAYS NOTHING CHANGES.  WHEN IT COMES TO THE TIMES OF THE PENDING BIRTH OF OUR LORD, TIMES WERE TOUGH AND PEOPLE WERE FEARFUL, YET THEY STILL HAD TROUBLE GRASPING TRUTH, GOODNESS AND LIGHT AS OFFERED BY HIS BIRTH. AND WHAT WOULD IT BE LIKE TODAY IF HIS BIRTH WAS PENDING? WELL, WE HAVE A WORLD AND NATION IN TURMOIL AND CHAOS AND YET WE STILL HAVE DIFFICULTY GRASPING THE SAME THINGS. 

WHY CAN MANY HAVE SO MUCH DIFFICULTY DISCERNING GOOD FROM EVIL WITH THE FREE WILL WE HAVE RECEIVED AS A GIFT FROM GOD.  WELL, SATAN WAS TURNED LOOSE IN THE WORLD WHILE JESUS GAVE US THE GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT UPON HIS ASCENSION.  IN JESUS' EARTHLY TIMES, THE HOLY SPIRIT HAD NOT BEEN GIVEN TO MAN BUT HE DID HAVE THE LAW.  YET HE JUST COULDN'T SEEM TO COMMIT HIMSELF TO THE COMMANDMENTS JUST LIKE TODAY WE OFTEN TURN OUR BACK ON THE SPIRIT AND ACCEPT THE TEMPTATIONS OFFERED BY THE FALLEN ONE.   CAN WE CHANGE THAT?  THE ANSWER, AN INDIVIDUAL ONE, IS UP TO EACH OF US.  WHAT DECISION WILL WE MAKE?

NO TIME IS BETTER THAN CHRISTMAS TO FACE THE TRUTH, BECAUSE JESUS IS THE LIVING TRUTH AND REMEMBER, THE TRUTH WILL SET US FREE. WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT TUESDAY NIGHT AT 9:30 ON NORTH FLORIDA WRITER. WE'LL ALSO HAVE SOME GOOD CHRISTMAS MUSIC. HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US.