Father Christmas will bite Me!

Olufunso Joseph Omidiran www.livingsword.org

Feliz Navidad!

A short while ago, I was walking down the street and saw a 3-Year-old girl who was once raised in my wife’s Crèche/Nursery school. She ran to me as soon as she heard me call her name, then I lifted her up and carried her and began to chat with this little girl. I asked of her big sister and she told me she had gone to visit Father Christmas. Then I asked her “Why didn’t you also go visit Father Christmas?”

Then she gave me a most startling and yet amusing answer, “Because Father Christmas will bite me!”

The little, innocently ignorant girl sounded so strange to me, but I had to quickly recover to help her. I tried to convince her that Father Christmas doesn’t bite; he loves little children, plays with them and gives them good gifts! Apparently, I know next to nothing about the etymology or biography of Santa Claus, but I am an ardent student of the theology of my precious, heavenly Father and I love to say something about Him!

Immediately, the Holy Spirit spoke up and gave me a wonderful illumination in my spirit: Many of God’s children are still ignorant of the love of our heavenly Father; they see Him as someone who is ready to bite and destroy them! They have been fed with lies and distorted theologies by those who lack a true revelation of Him. This folks don’t certainly know the Father of Lights:

“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning” (James 1:17).

The little girl’s problem stems out of the commonly presentations of Santa Claus as a heavily bearded and seemingly scary old man. She is afraid of Santa Claus and to worsen the matter, her parents do scare her with “Father Christmas!” to stop her from making troubles at home. So she was growing up to see Father Christmas, not as a children-loving, generous person but as someone to run away from. What a misappropriation, what a distortion!

Our FATHER doesn’t bite us!

If we know His love and allow Him to touch us, we will see that our God is so good and loving. Hallelujah!

"O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him" (Psalm 34:8).

We are enjoined to taste and see; it is our duty to receive His love. This will answer a lot of questions and grant us lasting peace. God loves us and He really wants us to know His love for us through Christ Jesus.

Be Strong in the Lord!

Our strength in the Lord lies in our ability to KNOW the love of the Father demonstrated through His Son.

"And to KNOW the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be FILLED with all the fulness of God" (Ephesians 3:19­―note my emphasis).

God wants us to KNOW the love of Christ and to be FILLED with all the fullness of God. He is delighted to reveal Himself to us from day to day, if we let Him. You see, the Father is ever willing to draw your attention to Himself so that you can enjoy His love. Don’t forget that the Messiah’s name is Emmanuel― “God-With-Us” (Isaiah 7:14). In Jesus, God has chosen to be resident in us and with us. He isn’t far away!

It is time for you to go up and possess your possession; it is the right time to possess the land. Yea, this is the due season. We shall not be intimidated but excited to move on and reign in life through Christ Jesus. We should ONLY be careful not to take His love for granted through carelessness and fleshly lust.

What does the coming year hold for you? What are you expecting? Your Father isn’t waiting to bite but to bless you! He is willing and ready to forgive your sins. Can you simply trust Him? Don’t serve God with fear and doubt. Don’t ever be scared or withdrawn from going to your Father; tell Him your needs, tell Him your fears and He will speak comfort to your heart. You will sing a new song and you will carry your sheaf rejoicing. Shalom.

IN HIS HOUSE,

REV. OLUFUNSO J. OMIDIRAN
LIVING SWORD MINISTRIES INT'L
(Healing unto the Nations)