Well, it is once again Christmas day and I have again been slack in writing on this wonderful page. But, today is a new day and I shall type.
Think of all of the reasons that people celebrate Christmas and all of the "reasons" for Christmas that are given:.
- It is a time for family.
- It is a time of giving.
- It is a time of new movies (if Hallmark or Lifetime are to be believed).
- It is a time to "believe" -- though I seldom, if ever see an object of belief with that statement.
So, Christmas is once again upon us and it is indeed a great time of year, The decorations, the chill in the air, the sales, the special Christmas Eve and Christmas church services...it is indeed a wonderful time. But what exactly is it that makes Christmas special?
John 3:16 tells us clearly that God gave and that He gave a gift so far beyond what we could have ever dreamed of. He gave us the means to have our sins forgiven and the means for us to have eternal life with him. We were condemned by our sins and sentenced to hell and He saw our need and provided the way for our salvation.
Now we celebrate Christmas and set aside this time to remember the birth of the Savior and also to recall that the reason He came was not to make life better, but to die that the price of our sins might be paid. He paid an incredibly high price, a price that His love made acceptable.
We also have many other gifts from the Father: health, family, church, and so much more. If we took the time to enumerate and to give full description, we could have a post that would take quite some time to read and even more to actually digest. He has blessed us so greatlly and yet often we do not take time to give Him the thanks that He so greatly deserves.
And so again, why do we celebrate? Because God sent His son to be born and later to die for us. Thanks be to our Father for His blessings to us.
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