Christ Jesus was the promise made by God to us for our hope of eternal life, for our inspiration and guidance. At this time we Christians celebrate that incredible gift, the birth of our Lord. And yet, it seems that we mostly have forgotten - or choose to ignore - the real reason for Christmas.
To most of us it remains a time of celebration of other things: family reunions, the giving of gifts, the bringing to a close of a year of toil. And these are good things, things we should be happy about, things we should celebrate. But still we relegate to second place the real reason for Christmas - the birth of our Lord Jesus, the opening chapter of God's promise of salvation. We choose to ignore the plight of other, poorer people while we eat and drink, replete and happy with our successes.
All the while God looks down upon us, expecting us to be better examples of His love and inspiration, expecting and hoping that we will bring to the fore the remembrance of His greatest gift, the offer of salvation through His son Jesus.
Let's be happy. Let's celebrate and be joyful in the presence of our friends and family. But let us never forget the reason we celebrate Christmas - The birth of Jesus and the offer from God of salvation, happiness, joy, love and eternal life.
I pray for God's rich blessings on you and your family today.
See Ya Soon,
May God bless you today and forever!
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