Isn’t it kind of silly that we get presents on Christmas? I
mean don’t get me wrong Christmas morning, sitting by the tree, opening
presents is one of my favorite times of the year. But year after year we celebrate Jesus’ birthday by giving and getting ourselves presents. Huh?
Let’s put in the context of our birthday… Each year people
celebrate, have parties and exchange gifts on our special day but we’re never included in any of the festivities,
invited to the party or given any gifts. I would be crushed! … and if it repeated every year?? Yikes!
BUT thankfully we don’t have to worry about that – our
birthday is our birthday. YAY! Each
year as we get older the celebration looks different, but it’s still our
special day. This Christmas wouldn’t it be cool if we actually celebrated with
Jesus on His birthday? Included Him in the day, give Him a present, and make Him
the special guest of honor?
Get this: The best gift we can give Him, and the only thing
He wants, is free! We don’t have to spend hours trying to figure out the
prefect gift, spend tons of money on it or even deal with the crowds at the
mall. The only thing He wants for His birthday is you. He wants to know you and have a relationship with you, His favorite child.
How? one might ask. Good question! Simply start by inviting Jesus into your life. Tell Him you want to have a relationship with Him. Talk to Him: ask Him
questions, tell Him your problems and fears, tell Him everything good that’s
going on, just like you would with any friend of yours. There is no right or
wrong way, no special time, or day, or time of the day. This makes giving the
gift even easier because all you have to do is be yourself! Check out the bible, do research, ask questions, seek truth, go to church, the list could go on and
on…
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