From childhood, most of us have heard that “Jesus is the reason for the season,” but we rarely connect Christmas to one of the most powerful truths in the New Covenant: the curse is broken. The birth of Jesus was not just the beginning of a sentimental story; it was the beginning of the end of fear, wrath, and separation from God. When Jesus came, lived, died, and was raised from the dead, He broke the curse of the law and removed the enmity that existed in our minds about God. Christmas is the announcement that God is no longer against us, that peace and goodwill toward man have been eternally established in the blood of Jesus.

Sin did more than cause bad behavior; it distorted how we saw ourselves and how we saw God. When man believed he was less than who God said he was, fear became the automatic response to God’s presence. That fear turned every commandment, every law, and every warning into something interpreted through guilt and terror. We saw God as the source of the curse instead of the One trying to protect us from it. But at the cross, Jesus became our sin, took our punishment, satisfied wrath, and established what Isaiah calls the covenant of peace: a binding, eternal commitment that God would never again relate to us through anger and destruction, but through mercy and kindness in Christ.

To say “the curse is broken” is not a religious slogan; it means your life no longer has to be defined by fear, worthlessness, shame, or the expectation of judgment. In Jesus, you are no longer a “sheep for the slaughter,” waiting for the next bad thing to happen because you think you deserve it. You stand in a new reality where God is for you, not against you. Faith becomes possible because fear is no longer your master. When you believe the report of what God accomplished through the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus, your heart can finally rest—and from that place, you can trust, follow, and live in the blessings of God.

Join me this week in CyberChurch as we unwrap the greatest Christmas present God ever gave us: freedom from the curse and absolute peace with Him through the Lord Jesus Christ.

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 🎧Get the Free Series on as an MP3 Download: Creating Happy Holidays

Holidays can be a time of incredible joy or tormenting misery. For some, it is a time of bad memories and negative feelings. For others, there is a desire to make the season more spiritual and meaningful. Some struggle to find ways to meet the needs of everyone in the family. And nearly everyone struggles with overspending. Regardless of which category you fit into, you can take simple steps to create wonderful holidays.

This series of messages has become a real turning point for hundreds of people. Almost immediately, people start taking steps to overcome the negative aspects of the holiday season. Join with those who have decided to Create Happy Holidays:

• Free yourself from holiday depression
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• Make every gift meaningful
• Create your own family traditions
• Bring spiritual value to the season and still have Christmas fun

“For years, the Christmas holidays were tormenting. Every year I struggled with depression, frustration, and anger. But with the help of my family and close friends and by making new decisions, I have wonderful holidays and you can, too. I can’t wait to share this life-changing series with you!” Jim Richards