It is December once again and that means it is also Christmas time; time to gather with friends and family, time to decorate, time to buy gifts, time to over eat, time for the office party, time for shopping, time to go on that endless search for the impossible “perfect gift”.
And that I dare say is what Christmas time is all about “receiving the perfect gift”. A gift that you have longed for sense childhood. A gift you have spent sleepless nights thinking of. A gift that you have desired over all others. A gift that will comfort your heart like no other can. A gift that will fill you with the deepest joy and peace you could ever imagine. A gift that will fit you flawlessly. A gift that is priceless that no one else could ever have.
It is a gift that from the most rugged of men to the most delicate of women to the sweetest of children need, wants, and must have. Once you have this gift you will never need or want another. You will seek to give this gift away to everyone you can. But the more of this gift you give the more of the gift you have to give. This gift is truly amazing even though you give it to others they never possess the gift you have. For each of us possess our own personal gift.
You ask, what is this gift and where do I get it? This gift is the Gift of unconditional love from God. And the only place to get it is on your knees before the Cross of Jesus. You see Christmas time is about John 3:16-17;
16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
Each one of us, on our own, must kneel before God and accept the Perfect Gift that He offers us. I can not possess the love God has for another nor can another possess the love God has for me. God’s unconditional love for us is personal and we can only receive it if we personally accept His Gift for us.
People say it is better to give then to receive, I think they are wrong. Because you can only give the perfect gift once you receive it. And if you never receive Christ Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior you will never be able to give Him to others. While leading others to receive their perfect gift in Christ Jesus will bring you great joy, it will never match or come close to the joy and peace you received when you accepted your perfect gift from God.
Christmas time is about receiving the perfect gift from God our Father. May each of you receive the perfect gift of Christ Jesus this season.
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