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Steve Shultz: Christmas is Swirling Now


by Steve Shultz
Apr 19, 2011

For many years, I've gotten into the "Christmas Spirit" out of its normal season. That's not very unusual – at least for me. But this year, it's totally different and much earlier and much more powerful.

Somewhere at some time, came the expression "Christmas in July." I'm here to tell you that – though we will always have battles and the earth is in darkness and groaning with birth pangs – Christmas is swirling around us RIGHT NOW! I can FEEL IT!

Something is Different This Year

Suddenly, in mid-April, amidst all the dire bad news, the feelings and even smells of Christmas are all around. I took a nap the other day, and when I came out intending to write this article, suddenly I smelled something. My wife had just put up one of those new electric fragrance devices and I asked her what that scent was. I hadn't smelled it before I came out of the room. She informed me that it was sort of a vanilla, apple, and cinnamon scent. But what I smelled was most definitely a Christmas season scent. I knew I was onto something. God was sending out His scent, as it were, of Christmas, right NOW.

He started Christmas days ago though, because for the last few days, all I can think about is listening to Christmas music. As I live and breathe, the Spirit of Christmas ("Christ Mass," if you will) is swirling around us.

Let me explain that I already understand that some of our readers are against the celebration of Christmas. That's their right. Many feel it's too "secular" because it's all about the "lights and the trees." But we don't worship lights and trees. No, we worship the Father of lights and the Creator of all things. So fear not. Worship God, and HIM alone. We need to take God seriously, but not take ourselves so seriously at times.

Why Now?

My friend, Jill Austin, used to have an expression, "God likes to show up and show off." Let me tell you, He surely is doing that right now. Amidst all the bad news out there, God is preparing HIS People and those who will become HIS PEOPLE for a great "unwrapping" of a surprising Gift to the world. God is about to explode upon the scene as "THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD!"

Even in the passage of Scripture below, Jesus called HIMSELF the "Light of the World" amidst great darkness more than 2000 years ago. Israel was in a world of hurt. They were mistreated in those days just as they are mistreated today. And yet, along with Roman or Gentile help, both were soon to crucify Yeshua, on the very "tree" the Creator made out of nothingness; when this globe was without "form and void..."

The Bible says that, When Jesus spoke again to the people, He said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." John 8:12

The thing is, Jesus specializes in miracles, signs, and wonders; especially when all seems lost and dark – just as it feels around the world today.

The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. Isaiah 9:2

Jesus was raised and spent most of His ministry time in HIS beloved Israel, in the Land and in Zebulun and Naphtali, which was also called the Valley of the Shadow of Death, where death threatened HIS own Jewish people and the Gentiles as well. His goal is to always bring both light and life. Our challenge is to receive Him or not.

Now look at the whole passage:

Isaiah 9:1-2: Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress. In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future He will honor Galilee of the nations, by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan. The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned.

Jesus loves both Jew and Gentile but the Jewish People are the Apple of His Eye. In fact, I hope you'll join us in September on our trip to Israel so we can bless Israel and also see where He was raised in the land of Galilee of the Gentiles.

As I write this, it's supposed to be spring, but it's cold and windy. You may recall Elijah found that God was not in the wind but in God's "still small voice." This is why, when I wrote my first book, I asked the publisher to call it, Can't You Talk Louder, God?

And as usual, if you can't come but would like to support our Elijah List group trip to Israel along with both Kim Clement and God.tv, you can donate something to help us support this trip to our non-profit entity: www.elijahlistministries.org.

We'll both tour and also have a huge worship time on the Sea of Galilee and on top of Mt. Carmel. How prophetic is that?

By the way, if you want to come with us, this is both your prophetic and Christmas Holy Land CALL – but the cut-off time to be fully registered is May 10 (click here for more info).

See you in Israel!

Blessings,
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