Christmas Greetings

Hello everyone.  One of the great benefits of being a Christian is that when you share one of the gospel truths with someone, God will often present a situation where he shows you the reality of that truth in a very vivid way. I had one of those moments on Christmas Eve.

Last Sunday as one of my application points I said, “This Christmas in every gift that is given and opened think of Jesus the greatest gift of all.” My wife and I spent Christmas Eve at her sister’s house. After dinner her sister’s little girl who is 2 and a half went upstairs to take a bath and put on her pajamas so she could come back downstairs and open a few presents. She came down those stairs so excited. Jumping up and down she exclaimed, “Now can I open one of my presents!?” Her dad said yes and as I was standing there holding my little daughter in my arms watching my little niece open up her first Christmas present I was overcome with emotion. My words from the day before came to mind, Jesus the greatest gift of all. Jesus, God himself, a little baby like my little baby…come into this world to die for my sin and save me…what a great gift or God. I had to fight back the tears.

After my niece opened her present I told her I had a question. I said, “Hey Brooklyn, why do we give presents?” She looked at me with a big smile, clapped her hands together, and said in a joyous squeal, “Je-s-us!!!” Her parents have taught her well.

- Pastor Duane