Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - A 'No Fear' Christmas - #8165

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

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My friend was picked to play an angel in the huge Christmas musicale that our college put on every year. Thousands came from all over Chicago. His job was to step out of a dark backdrop onto a small platform above the heads of the shepherds and the chorale was singing “While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks”. His opening line: “Fear not.” And right on cue, the bright light from heaven startled the shepherds, they looked up into the darkness, and out popped my angel friend who promptly overshot the platform and fell on the shepherds! Great–a fallen angel in the Christmas story! But my friend managed to still deliver his message as he fell, “Fear noootttt!”

I’m Ron Hutchcraft, and even with a falling messenger, that’s still an important message of Christmas. The Bible says, “The angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy…a Savior has been born to you’” (Luke 2:10-11 ). Notice, “Do not be afraid.” That message seems especially important this Christmas. A lot of our personal finances are full of fear right now.

We know we’re facing a pretty dangerous world that could erupt on any side. There’s fear in some of our personal worlds, too, because of our health, our family problems, a child in trouble. Well, that first Christmas, Jesus landed in a scary world and told us not to be afraid, because God has come where we are. He loves us enough to die to rescue us from our sin. If you belong to Jesus, you have this anchor, that the One who is totally in control is totally committed to you. So no matter what there is to be afraid of, you are safe in His love.

If you’re not sure you belong to Him would you visit our website ALifeThatMatters.org, because God put you here to live a life that matters?

This radio program references: Luke 2:10-11