The Bishop, Diocese of Nike, Anglican Communion, The Rt. Revd. Dr. Christian Onyeka Onyia, declared during a service on Sunday that Christmas and New Year celebrations are not for drug abuse, sexual promiscuity and different forms of immorality usually practised in the guise of the seasonal celebration.
Rt. Revd. Onyia explained that the birth of Jesus Christ, which is marked every December 25, is a time to show love to humanity, and admonished Christians to spare a thought for the poor and less privileged in society by celebrating with them.
God has provided us with the answer and the solution. A response which triumphs over all tragedies and all its temptations. Every one of us needs Christmas and Jesus Christ. God’s answer to our cries is His Son, which is very evident and unequivocal. Yea: Jesus Christ, His Son! He is the answer of God to our cries and the solution to our problems.
As we enter 2022, Christ requires us to live creatively in the context of all the new opportunities that only a real gift of Christ can bring. I pray that you will be able to make this a Christmas you will never forget, in deepening your commitment to the Lord Jesus Christ and joyful in the warmth of His presence. He is glorified and will be revealed to all as Lord, Saviour and Judge at the end of human history; for He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
