CHRISTMAS
“C” Is For Christ, Our CORNERSTONE
“H” Is For Christ, Our HIGH PRIEST
“R” Is For Christ REACHING FOR US
“I” Is For Christ, IMMANUEL
“S” Is For Christ, The SERVANT King
“T” Is For Christ, Our TREASURE
“M” Is For Christ’s Mother, MARY
“A” Is For Christ, Our Only ANSWSER, ADVOCATE And ACCESS To God The Father
“S” Is For Christ, Our SAVIOR
I could choose no other word for the last letter in the word “Christmas”, than SAVIOR.
The past couple of weeks, we have had visits from family, and a time we call “family Christmas”, love and fun times that we share (we love to giggle and laugh and some say we tell the same dumb stories over and over again), the opening of gifts, and the teasing from one family member (you know who you are “G’) that the only gifts underneath our tree were a couple of unwrapped cardboard boxes. Underneath the tree was bare because we had just had one of those “family Christmas” weekends. But, if you looked around the tree at this moment you would find wrapped presents for the kids and grand-kids. They too will be gone by Friday evening. There have been ”Christmas programs” at church and at schools. There have been special once a year “Christmas get-togethers”. Some have even expressed some stressful emotions over the fast pace, gift buying or the lack of, and too much togetherness.
We have this little box at our house. Some of you may know what I’m talking about, after a few more sentences. The box and what is inside is called, “What God Wants For Christmas”, an interactive kid-friendly Nativity. It says on the box, “What God Wants For Christmas? It’s–to you–a surprise. In box number seven it is disguised. But–no peeking!–Be patient! For this you must wait. It’s what you offer Him, and it’s really great!” The little gift boxes inside are numbered 1-7, and as you read the Christmas Story the children open the boxes when prompted. Inside box #1 is Gabriel, as angel and speaker of God’s Word, telling the story. (As the gift boxes are opened the children place whats inside, inside the Nativity) Gift box #2 is Mary, Mother of Jesus; #3 is Joseph, who is chosen to be Jesus’ earthly father; #4 is the baby Jesus; #5 is the Shepherd boy; in box #6 are the Wise Men. When you open gift box #7, there is a little mirror inside. When the children look inside the box, they see themselves. This is what it says, in the book “What God Wants For Christmas” written by Amy L. Bradford.
“What God wants for Christmas? Now here’s the surprise. In box number seven, where it’s been disguised. Peek in the box, for so long you have waited. What God wants is you–the one He created! Me? you ask. ‘Why is this so? I cannot wrap me and put on a bow! No, you cannot; but what you can give are the choices you make in the life that you live.”
Whatever Christmas looks like in your family, many gifts or no gifts under the tree, a tree or no tree, lots of family members or few family members, lots of stress–a little stress or no stress, a few get togethers or ‘it’s party time’, so many Christmas programs that Granny and Poppy have to split up to make all the grand-kids feel special, or you haven’t hit this stage of life yet…Remember This!
CHRISTMAS is all about the birth of Our SAVIOR, the gift of Christ, the baby in the manger. Ed and I went to “The Sight and Sound Theatre” in Branson to see the “Miricle Of Christmas”. I’ll put a plug in for it. Great production! In the production, Mary would present her babe to everyone who came to visit Him (most of the time, Mary placed the babe in their arms) and say, “He Is God’s Gift To You”. God wants us and loves us so very much that He gave us the only gift He could, the gift of A SAVIOR, His Son. We all need Him. My heart weeps for those who do not understand the need for A SAVIOR, The Christ. My prayer for us all is that in the coming year our relationship with the SAVIOR will be one of offering of ourselves, to Him who created us and made provision for our sins. And, that we might live our lives in the light of Our SAVIOR, and, so let our light shine before the world around us. I’m going to throw a quote in here. I would give the person who said it credit, but I don’t know who that person is.
“Jesus Is The Reason For The Season ”
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.” John 3:16-17 NIV
God’s Love, The Gift of Our Savior
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