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What a year 2013 has been, and now, it’s Christmas! What a tremendous time of the year it always is. The family is home, the presents are under the tree, and the smell of breakfast casserole arises from the kitchen on Christmas morning. It’s a time to celebrate the Giver of gifts and the greatest gift in the world.
Because there are so many gifts and blessings we enjoy it
would be good to count them one by one.
First we have family, a big family, and a growing family. In our family picture there’s our two new grandsons, Michael &
Elijah who were born this year in July and November, respectfully. Michael was born to Valerie
& Tim sitting on the right, and Elijah was born to Carolyn & Jason sitting on the left. In the back row there is Leanne and Daniel on our left, and Andrew and Alison to our right. In the middle there is Sue & me, and we celebrated our thirtieth anniversary this year. Wow, what great blessings, and how the time
flies.
The greatest gift of course is the gift of Christ who left
the glory of heaven to become the Savior and live a sinless life for us. The incarnation is complicated but it is made
very tangible through the birth of Jesus as a baby in the manger. The immortal became mortal so that we could have immortality if we receive him in faith. This is the gift
of the eternal life of Christ, the greatest gift of all.
As we celebrate giving gifts to each other at Christmas let’s remember to see the gift that God gave in Jesus Christ. Let’s receive this gift afresh and live out
this faith throughout our whole lives so that we can help others to also receive the greatest gift of all.
FAITH TODAY: Luke 2:10-11, Then the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord."
