“He shall save his people from their sins.”

“He shall save his people from their sins.  

Matthew 1:21, “And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.”

            There are many things that Christians can and should celebrate during Advent.  We have already considered some of them, but among all these important aspects of Christ’s first and second coming, we should celebrate God’s plan for everyone (John 3:16) to have forgiveness of sins.  Romans 6:12 speaks to the issue of victory over sin, “Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.  Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.” 

            So many people have tried to conquer sin in their lives without God’s help.  All the new-year’s resolutions that one can think of are no substitute for the sinner turning over his or her life to Christ. The writer of the Epistle to the Romans speaks to the issue of people “yielding” one’s life to be an instrument of unrighteousness.  One of the most wonderful things about celebrating Christ’s coming to Earth over 2,000 years ago is his obedience to the will of the Father that brought us the possibility of forgiveness of sins and peace with God.  Try to share Christ’s ability and willingness to forgive sins.