The Greatest Gift of All Is Jesus

With all the busyness of the holiday season and its emphasis on gift giving and gift buying, it’s all too easy to forget that Jesus is the greatest gift from the Father. James 1:17 says “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights.”

Jesus is the long awaited Savior, who was prophesied to come in the book of Genesis, when God told the serpent that He would put enmity between it and the seed of the woman. While the serpent would strike His heel (by His crucifixion) ultimately Jesus would crush his head (when He was resurrected).

Because of Jesus’ death and resurrection…

• We are children of God.
• He calls us His friends.
• We have been justified.
• We have been bought with a price and belong to God.
• We are members of the Body of Christ.
• We are chosen by God and adopted as His children.
• We have been redeemed and forgiven of all our sins.
• We are overcomers.
• We receive eternal life!

Knowing these truths should cause us to rejoice no matter what the circumstances of the holiday may hold. The expectations of a perfect holiday can be overwhelming to fulfill. In a fallen world, no Christmas will ever be perfect. Until Jesus returns, there will be struggles with finances, sicknesses and death.

Let’s give thanks to our Lord and Savior for His incomprehensible gift of redemption. We can honor him throughout the year by loving each other, reaching out to the poor in spirit in His name, and remembering His death.

I hope you all have a very Merry CHRISTmas and enjoy your time with your family! God Bless you!

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Bible Study: No Room In the Inn

“and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.” Luke 2:7

Experiencing the pangs of childbirth gives many women a new identification with Mary. In our Western culture we have everything planned out, sometimes even the actual delivery date for an elective c-section!

We identify with the pain she was experiencing and weep with her as she experienced her labor which was probably spent riding around on an animal looking for a place where she could safely deliver her Son.

We deliver our babies in hospitals, birthing centers or our homes, all of which have been carefully prepared and cleaned in anticipation of the impending arrival.

Mary delivered her Son, the Savior of the World in the most humble of circumstances, an animal stable. There was no royal palace or designer linens and probably no midwives or other medical personnel.

This lowly place of his birth should cause us to think about the value that God places on humility.  God despises the proud, but gives grace to the humble (James 4:6)

Some questions to ask yourself this Christmas season:

• Are you leaving room “at the inn” of your heart for Jesus?
• What are some things that will keep Him distant?
• Is the busyness of Christmas preparations distracting you from fellowship with Him?
• Are you keeping a humble heart and looking for ways to share Jesus with a lost and dying world?

Christmas is really a great time to reflect on your Christian walk and make sure that it is inline with the will of God.

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