Wishing all our friends a blessed, merry Christmas! May this season be filled with love, joy, hope, and peace to you and your families. And may the fruit of the season be carried in your hearts and lives throughout the coming year.
Christmas is becoming one of those political holidays. People debate about it not being the day Christ was born, or that it is based on a pagan holiday or it has become too commercialized and is all about money and gifts. Christmas is what you make it. It is a day that has been set aside to honor the birth of our Savior. How you chose to celebrate it is up to you. You don't have to buy into all the gift giving and spending. Why would you allow the world to dictate how you celebrate?
This year we have chosen to decorate minimally, just enough to remind me of what Christmas is really all about. We are not exchanging gifts. We are focusing on our greatest gift, salvation. The gifts we will give to our friends and family is the gift of love and the gift of time. Love is one of the greatest gifts we can give. Our time, I believe, is the second greatest. You see, time can never be replaced. So the time we spend with others is priceless.
Why not consider taking a little bit of your time, even an hour, and visit the shut-ins in the nursing homes who have no visitors. Or the sick in the hospitals and give them the gift of hope. Or help at a homeless shelter or soup kitchen to those less fortunate? Or invite the widow across the street that is all alone to join you for dinner? These are the gifts that touch people's lives forever, not the watch that you bought for Aunt Sue or the shirt for Uncle Bob.
While we are on gift giving, why not consider giving a gift to Jesus also. After all, its His birthday we are celebrating. Give Him your life, spend time with Him, get to really know Him. These are the greatest gifts we can give our Savior. These are the gifts He desires.
However you chose to celebrate Christmas, may the blessings of God be added to you.
Merry Christmas!
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