JESUS is the Reason for Christmas- Give the One True Gift - the Gift of Love (12.25.18)

Faith Believers,
We have a saying during this time of the year; we say, “Jesus is the reason for the season,” and we demonstrate this by the giving of gifts. However, wouldn’t it be nice if we could find a way to live continuously in the season of giving?
 
How many of us can say that our children know the real meaning of Christmas?  How many of us have shared with our children that Christ was born in a manger? Oh yes, they see the displays of the manger and think how beautiful it looks.  But have you really told them the surroundings of the manger? Have you told them about the animals that were there, and what it actually looked and may have smelled like?  Do they really know about His birth?  It’s time we teach them to know the full story of our Saviour’s birth. It’s time we teach them the true meaning of giving and getting a gift.

Isaiah 9:6 - For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given:
and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be
called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty GOD, The everlasting Father,
The Prince of Peace.

When the Lord gave us His only‐begotten Son, His birth signified a new beginning and reflected what true love should look like. Our Father wanted us to see real love and to understand that saying, “I love you " isn’t enough. The Father demonstrated to us that “love” is an action word when He gave us Jesus; and Jesus imitated that same love when He suffered and died for us all, so that we would have eternal life. Everything Jesus did for us was based upon His commandment for us to love one another. 

“A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another,
as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.”

 
The Lord has commanded that we follow His example of love. He expects us to love every day of our lives, not just during holiday seasons. Therefore, during this holiday season, and every season of your life, start reflecting on the One to whom this season and every season should reverence.

Showing love to someone every day is the greatest gift you can give.

This year give a gift that will not cost you a dime. Do not worry if you don’t have money to buy gifts for your family and friends. Do not worry what people are going to say about what you have or don’t have. None of that matters.

Give a gift that’s been brought at a price that we can never repay.

Give them what Jesus gave us.

His greatest gift of all . . . LOVE.
Give the gift of love.
After all, we wouldn’t be celebrating this season
      if the Lord hadn’t given us His Son.
 
I cannot imagine the pain the Lord endured as He sent His only Son to save us. So, let us honor the Lord with our love and show Him how grateful we are for His sacrifice. Let’s keep His new commandment and love Him with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength; and give this same love to those we meet.

Let’s celebrate the birth of Jesus in a way that will please our Father as we humble ourselves so that we are obedient to His Word.
  -  Marilyn

  

Read and Meditate on God's Word

Mark 12:30-31 - And thou shalt love the Lord thy GOD with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. 

 
John 3:16 - For GOD so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 
 
John 13:34 - A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.