By Rev. Okoth Otura

Merry Christmas from my dearest family to all of you and your love ones.

Indeed Christmas session should be a time when the entire world needs to reflect on who this man whom the prophet Isaiah spoke of 730 years before he was born is, “THE MESSIAH, EMMANUEL”.

Jesus the baby is presented to us in the Old Testament as a Warrior King, Suffering Servant, God Himself or the Son of God, nevertheless, many do not recognize the humble and painful path Christ the baby Jesus took after his birth, for our salvation and eternal hope of his second coming as King.

In the Gospel according to Saint Mathew 1:22-23, a fulfilment of the prophet Isaiah 7:14 that “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” –which means, “God is with us.” My message to all of you is “Jesus the baby boy, was born on Christmas Day, today December 25 in Bethlehem lying in the manger, his name is “Emmanuel” which means “God is with us. “Even in these hard times.

Christmas more often comes in gracious times and in worse times too, but this cannot distort the meaning of Christmas at all even if the world is in a recession and war, never to give up our faith in HIM, “Emmanuel, God is with us” Christ Jesus is born in our hearts as our personal Savior. Merry Christmas:

MY FAMILY WISH MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!