Why We Have This Holiday....

It’s almost Christmas time! We are all so excited! At least I am! (I even changed the background for this blog!) There are the typical Christmas traditions: give and get gifts, turkey dinner, maybe a family gathering. In my family Christmas is a time of joy. We sing; we hurry to do our shopping before the December rush (always a failure!) we laugh; we guess what our gifts will be.   

Almost everyone loves Christmas, but so many people forget why we have it.

We have Christmas because, a long time ago in a town called Bethlehem, a bay was born of a virgin and lain in a manger, and that baby was God’s Son- Jesus Christ, Emmanuel, the Saviour of men.

We celebrate His birth by this holiday.

We give gifts to remember the gift that God gave to man on that night in Bethlehem. Even though our gifts to one another can hardly compare to the one He gave to us, each time you open a present, remember that God also gave His only begotten Son to you.

He gave us this because of our sin. At some point in your life you have done something wrong. Jesus’ blood is the only thing that can save you from this. He alone can take you to Heaven. Just as your parents will hand you that gift to unwrap, God holds out His redemption and says “Here, take it.” All we have to do is ask Him for it, and you have an eternity secured in Heaven.

So this Christmas, and every day, let’s thank God for that gift, and remember what He has done for us.

Merry Christmas, I wish everyone joy this December, and in the New Year that is so near.

Romans 5:8:  But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

John 3:16:  For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

1Timothy 1:15:  This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.