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    Dear Reader, I welcome you specially to this glorious week. MERRY CHRISTMAS! I will be sharing with you this week, being the week to Christmas, Christ, is the reason for the season. It is very important that I ask you these very vital questions: Do you really know why you celebrate Christmas? Where do you stand with Jesus Christ today, as you celebrate His Birth day? It is an important issue to ponder about. May your reason of celebration be Jesus Christ, the reason for the season!

    It is possible for one to be busy and doing everything to make the season glorious, but never know the reason for the celebration. It is also possible to be celebrating, without knowing the One that we are celebrating.

    So many people get together and have fun, but they don’t know the meaning of their celebration. Some people think Christmas is a time to decorate the house, give out beautiful gifts, fill the home with a lot of good things, but in actual fact, they don’t know Who they are celebrating. Year after year, a lot of people celebrate Christmas, eat and drink; so many people don’t remember Jesus Christ, the reason for the season.

    Christmas Means Christ

    Christmas literally means the celebration of Christ. “Christ” is a Greek word and title, which means the “anointed “Messiah.” Based on the words of ancient prophets, the first century Jewish people expected the arrival of the Messiah promised by God, as a great Deliverer of the people.

    Christmas, therefore, is a Christian holiday on December 25 that commemorates the birth of Jesus. Ancient Romans also commemorated Jesus’ birth by marking a division of the calendar still in use today. The years before Jesus’ birth are marked as B.C. (Before Christ), and the years after Jesus’ birth are marked A.D. (Anno Domini, which means, in the year of our Lord).

    Jesus’ biography as recorded by Luke shows how Mary and her husband Joseph left their home in Nazareth and travelled to Bethlehem, to enroll in the census ordered by the Roman emperor, Augustus. Finding no room in inns in the town, they lodged in a manger, where Mary gave birth to Jesus. Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem, the home of the house of King David from which Joseph was descended, fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah. This is confirmed to Mary by a visit from angels and shepherds. Unlike any other baby, the one born that night in Bethlehem, was unique in all of history. He was not created by a human father and mother. He had a heavenly pre-existence (John 1:1-3, 14). He is God, the SonCreator of the universe (Philippians 2:5-11

    Do you have a personal relationship with Jesus?

    This is an individual thing — a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. He is alive, and wants to know and be known by you. No “religion” can save you, nor can any denomination or church or organization. Where do you stand with Him today, as you celebrate His Birth day? It is time for you to surrender your life to Jesus Christ, if you don’t have a personal relationship with Him.

    This entails confessing your sins and accepting Jesus as your Lord and Saviour. If you are ready for this new birth experience, please say this prayer: Lord Jesus Christ, I come to You today, I am a sinner. I cannot help myself. Forgive me of my sins, cleanse me with Your blood. Deliver me from sin and Satan to serve the living God. I believe You died for me and on the third day, You rose that I might be justified. I accept You as my Lord and Saviour. Make me a child of God today. Thank You for accepting me into your kingdom.

     

    Congratulations, you are now born again! I believe that you will begin to experience the reality of the price that Jesus paid for your sins at Calvary. All-round rest and peace are guaranteed you, in Jesus’ Name!

     

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  • Sweet is the memory of the good

    When she died a year ago, we, her children from campuses, cried as if our tears would bring her back from the land of the dead. But when her remains were buried about three weeks later, it dawned on us that she won’t come back. Mrs Ngozi Agbo, our amiable Editor, departed this world in flesh but in spirit, she remains with us.

    She left a priceless project for us to continue. But many have asked: “How will the project continue without Aunty Ngozi? How can it be sustained?”

    Today, the story is entirely different. Not only that the project has fared well; it is still alive and kicking. I am talking about CAMPUSLIFE section of The Nation newspaper. The campus-centred pullout in this great newspaper has helped to raise many journalists in higher institutions across the nation.

    Aunty Ngozi is no more today but we are still remembering her good works she left behind. Indeed, sweet is the memory of the good but how many people do well?

    After her demise, the Press Club of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) organised a lecture in her memory tagged: Raising fearless campus writers: A dream to change Nigeria. The lecture was held in the Education Hall of the institution with dignitaries such as Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, who was represented by Mr Olakunle Abimbola, Chief Press Secretary to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu; Mr Lekan Otufodunrin, Online Editor, The Nation newspaper; Mr Deji Elumoye, Chairman, Nigerian Union of Journalist (NUJ), Lagos chapter, who was represented by Mr Jimoh Babatunde; Mr Agbo Agbo, the widower, and journalists from other media houses.

    In continuation of this great legacy in honour of the departed gem, who dared to be different, this year’s edition of the Annual Ngozi Agbo Media Lecture will hold on June 14, 2013 at the Julius Berger Hall, with the theme: Becoming a successful campus writer. Mr Gbenga Omotoso, Editor of The Nation, is the keynote speaker.

    That a memorial lecture could be held in her memory shows that Aunty Ngozi has affected the lives of many, who, in turn, affect lives of others. I am very sure that this would be her happiness wherever she is now. She might have been dead, her short stay on earth has left indelible marks in our heart.

     

    Tosin, a Corps member, NYSC ENUGU