The following is a reprint from a former post in 2017...but it definitley bears repeating; so,
If you are like a lot of folks this time of year,
you begin to look at what you have and what you can give to those you love.
After all, it is the Christmas season and that is the reason for the season
...to give to those we love and show them how much we love and appreciate them. But I would beg to differ
and ask that we approach this season of gift giving from a different
perspective ...to see Christmas from the one who gave and held nothing back.
I know that when man sinned and we fell from grace, God
put into motion His plan of redemption ....and that plan called for justice and
for the shedding of blood so that sins might not just be covered over, but
might be forever removed.
Yes at Christmas, it is easy to get caught up in all
the tinsel, lights, decorations and presents...and for those of us that believe
in the birth of the Christ-child, we so love the compassion of a mighty God
that sent His Son to be born as a babe and dwell among us...Emmanuel, God with
us.
But the Christmas story is not about the child born
to us....it is about the cross borne for us by a Savior, Jesus Christ the Lord.
When God's plan went into effect that day in the Garden of Eden, God prepared
all of Heaven for the sacrifice that was to come and though it began with the
lowly birth of the King of the Universe, wrapped in swaddling clothes and laid
in a lowly cattle stall...the true gift of Christmas was the sacrifice that
Jesus made for us at the cross.
Jesus could have held His position in Heaven and
told His Heavenly Father to come up with a new plan to save mankind; but He did
not! He forsook all and stepped out of Heaven's glory to become the substitute
for you and me. The cross and all its pain and suffering belonged to you and
me...it was for our sins that we should have been nailed there; however, God
would not let that happen because of His great love for His creation ...so He
gave up His most precious Son and send Him to stand in your place and mine.
Yes, the story of Christmas centers around the
CHILD; but, it is really about the CROSS and the love of the Father for His
lost children, the joy of His creation. So, this Christmas, see the gift of
Christmas in a new and heavenly perspective as you see what Jesus sacrificed
for you in Heaven so that He could become the sacrifice for you on the cross. I
promise if you do, Christmas will mean so much more than presents you give or
receive.
Besides, if we know Christ as our Savior, we are
already blessed beyond measure...what else could we possible need?
Wishing you a Merry Christmas through Heaven's Eyes,
WPQ
Poem
of the day:
If you just
celebrate Christmas
With lights and
gifts and such...
You may miss
God's greatest gift
And the joy of
Heaven's touch.
For on that
night so long ago,
When angels came
from glory;
And heralded the
baby's birth
To begin the
Christmas story.
The night was
filled with joyous song
As Heaven's
light show filled the skies
And we now come
to celebrate....
To see Christmas
through Heavenly eyes.
wpq@2016
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