Christmas Every Day

Christmas is a time of giving. Christmas may only show up on the calendar once a year, but Christmas can live in our hearts every day. We give gifts as a way of expressing love and appreciation. The expressions of love produce joy in both the giver and the receiver. We celebrate Christmas because of the greatest gift of all, Jesus. After Adam and Eve sinned, God promised a Redeemer, Someone who would make everything right. We are sinners. We fail in so many ways. We need a Savior, so God gave us Christmas. We can celebrate that Christmas every day.

Giving originated in the mind of God. From the beginning, before He created the world, God had in mind a wonderful eternity. Out of His compassion, and His loving nature, He envisioned a people with whom He would share it, and upon whom He would shower His blessings.

When God created mankind, He created us in His own image (Genesis 1:27). He created us so we could have a relationship with Him. He wanted a loving relationship. But love cannot be forced. So He gave us the ability to choose. We can choose to love God, to obey His commandments and follow Him . . .or not. God knew, because nothing can ever surprise Him, that because people have free will we would make choices that run counter to His will. We would choose to do things our way instead of wholeheartedly committing to His way. It’s the choice Adam and Eve made at Eden, and that every person has chosen since–to be gods of our own lives. When the first humans chose to doubt God’s word to them, to doubt His goodness, and choose another way, sin came into the world.

Sin offends God. Sin corrupted the beautiful world God created. Sin separates us from God. Because of that sin nature we are all born with, we could never be in right relationship with God by doing anything on our own. So God made a way. Before the foundation of the world He planned for our Redemption (Ephesians 1:4). God hinted at His plan through all the Old Testament Scriptures. He would send a Savior, who would take on Himself the punishment for all the sins that have ever or will ever be committed. The New Testament explains that all who put their trust in what Jesus did on the cross, by repenting of sin and accepting Jesus as our Savior and Lord, come into a right relationship with God. He sees us as covered by Jesus’ righteousness.

Jesus invites each one of us into relationship with Him. He promises His presence. He promises love, peace, joy, and hope. He offers rest. He promises eternal life. Knowing Christ is eternal life (John17:3). It begins now, in all of its rich abundance , and lasts through all eternity. For Christmas, God gave us Jesus. We just need to receive the gift.

When we accept Jesus as Savior and Lord, He gives us a new nature, one that wants to please God. We are eternally secure in our new relationship with Him. We can’t earn salvation, and we cannot lose it either. Learning that God’s ways are always for our best, and trusting Him completely, is a life-long process. We will fail at times. But God is a loving Father. He will never cast out anyone who becomes part of His family through faith in Jesus (John 1:12).

The world has been unwrapping God’s gifts since the beginning of creation. First He gave us life. Then He gave the option of choice. He promised a Redeemer. He gave us the Bible, to put time in perspective, and to show us how to live in it. The Bible helps us understand the significance of the past, makes sense out of the present, and gives us hope for the future.

When we receive His gifts–truly receive them– recognize He is the Gift-Giver, receive Jesus as Savior and Lord of all, and begin to glimpse what He has prepared for the future, it really is Christmas every day.

Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. John 17:3 NIV

How are you experiencing Christmas every day? Please leave a comment below.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Blessings,
Phyllis

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