Merry Christmas!

Christmas is here! This is my favorite time of year. I love the decorations, the cookies, the gifts, the music, pretty much everything. Yet as much as I enjoy those things, I cannot overstate how exciting the real meaning of Christmas is to me.

It is the birth of our Savior. I think most people know that Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus, yet I think we lack the amazement we should have. Jesus Christ was fully God and yet humbled Himself to become not only a human but a baby. He went from ultimate power to a helpless infant. We have a hard time understanding this because we rarely see power without pride attached. Most in power would not completely debase themselves for love. This is what Christ did for you.

Add to this the purpose of His birth which was to die for our sins and save us from damnation. God the Father knew this was the purpose yet sent Him anyway. To save people who would abuse him, not believe in Him, and not worship Him as the God that He is. This was an act of pure love. That is what God did for you.

This is something else that is hard to wrap our minds around because as flawed humans we do not fully comprehend what pure, selfless love is. As a parent we get a glimpse of pure love in how we feel for our children, yet this is still not the pure unconditional love of God.

God truly is love and He wants the best for all of us. God sent His Son because He loved the world.

God is also holy. He cannot allow sin in His presence, so He provided Christ to die for us so we could have a relationship with Him. This is His desire, to have a relationship with you.

Jesus came to Earth in all humility to die on the cross and shed His blood to cover our sins. There must be sacrifice for sin. The perfect sacrifice was born in Christ.

Jesus was not dead forever though, He was raised from the dead and lives in heaven with His Father. He intercedes for those who believe in him. Because of His sacrifice when we ask His forgiveness, and believe He is our Savior His blood covers our sin and God sees us as Holy because Christ is Holy. We then have the wondrous relationship with God He wants with us.

Because of Jesus we can have real peace in our lives. Someday He will bring peace to earth and those who believe in Christ’s sacrifice to save them from sin will live in perfect peace with Him forever.

So this Christmas enjoy the festivities. Love your family, and think on this truth from God’s Word. If you do not believe in Christ I hope you will accept His loving gift of salvation from sin. If you are already one of God’s children, share this truth with those around you this Christmas season.

Thank you for reading this blog this year. I’ve loved the correspondence, I’ve loved getting to know new people, and I’m looking forward to the new year. God Bless you, and have a very Merry Christmas.