Merry Christmas

December is coming to an end, as is another year! So many wonderful moments have happened in 2014. It's hard to believe that Thursday is Christmas Day! This week, I hope that we all can stop and appreciate the true meaning of this season.

Christmas is a time of God showing His great love for us. It can be a time of healing. You see, Christmas is when we celebrate the birth of the Christ, but not just the birth – what that birth meant for the world.  Why did God send His son to this (sometimes) cruel and hard world? Why was Jesus even born? He was born as salvation to all of us. Without Jesus, we would all die in our sins.

The Bible says that all have sinned and we do things that do not please God. Through the sins of Adam and Eve, we have all inherited that sinful nature. We need to have that sin removed and the only way is through Jesus. Jesus was born so that He could die on the cross for ALL of our sins. If we believe that Jesus died for our sins, we can ask Him to come into our hearts and forgive us. Then, we are clean and made whole. We can know that heaven is a place where we can go when this life is over.

"But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us and to cleanse us from every wrong." I John 1:9

Christmas can be a sad time for some people. Maybe you don’t have enough money to buy your children the gifts you really want to buy them. Maybe you live far away from family and will be spending time alone this Christmas. Whatever the sadness that comes your way, just remember that we can truly be happy at Christmas! No matter what might be happening, know that we are God’s children and He is always with us and will provide all we will ever need!!!

I invite you to look at Christmas in a new way this year. Don't worry about what presents you're buying or getting. Don't stress about the "right" people being together for the "holiday". This is the year to invite Jesus into your heart. I can promise you that if you do that, you will have a very "Merry Christmas." The joy and peace you will feel when you look to God for all your needs to be met, will last you the whole entire year.

Jesus truly is the reason for this season – REJOICE and have a very Merry Christmas!!!

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