At this time of year, we often think the blessing of family and friends.

We must never forget, however, that the greatest blessing of Christmas is Christ himself.

Today, we look with Scott Pauli at the eternal

blessings found in the Word of God.

There's a great deal of emotion surrounding the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Honestly, when you read the Christmas accounts and you read about the coming of the Lord

Jesus, so much emotion, even when we talk about it today, there's love, there's joy, there's

peace.

Let me tell you one emotion that is not supposed to be present.

One emotion that God says,

I don't want this. Let's get rid of this is fear. As a matter of fact, he repeatedly says in this

story of the coming of Christ that we're not to fear. Did you know that fear not or be not afraid

is found 103 times in our English Bible?

103 times God says, don't you be afraid.

Fear is spoken of more than 500 times in Scripture.

Some of those occasions were told to fear God, but that's just another way of saying,

don't fear anything or anyone else, because you fear the Lord you have no reason to fear

anything else the fear of God and I mean by that awe of God amazement of who God is conquers every

other fear all your anxiety all your care bring to the mercy seat leave it there never a problem

he cannot bear never a friend like

jesus these two little words fear not are really at the heart of the christmas story they're the

heart of the christian message that when the lord jesus christ comes to live inside of us he wants

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