Can you believe that Christmas is just a little more than three weeks away!? Where has the year gone? Time doesn't really fly by, but it sure feels like it.
As we are approach Christmas, let me encourage you to read a chapter of Luke a day. Then by Christmas you should have a greater appreciation for the birth of our Lord and Savior.
This week in my quiet time, I've been reading Revelation and will finish the book tomorrow. In chapter 21 it says, "He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; grief, crying, and pain will be no more, because the previous things have passed away." That is the end result of the birth of Jesus. Heaven! Salvation is a never-ending gift we receive from our Father in Heaven. Merry Christmas!
The first Christmas after Raetta and I started dating, she bought me a special Christmas gift. However, I didn't receive it until several weeks after the New Year's Day. You see, she ordered a personal monogrammed sweater for me. It took a long time for the store to get it embroidered, so I waited patiently. The gift did arrive eventually, and it made feel very special and loved.
This Christmas, remember that the gift of salvation through Jesus is only the beginning, the best is yet to come. The birth of Jesus led to Jerusalem, Jerusalem led to the cross, the cross led to the grave, the grave led to the resurrection, and that led to our salvation.
An Eternal Gift!
Can you believe that Christmas is just a little more than three weeks away!? Where has the year gone? Time doesn't really fly by, but it sure feels like it.
As we are approach Christmas, let me encourage you to read a chapter of Luke a day. Then by Christmas you should have a greater appreciation for the birth of our Lord and Savior.
This week in my quiet time, I've been reading Revelation and will finish the book tomorrow. In chapter 21 it says, "He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; grief, crying, and pain will be no more, because the previous things have passed away." That is the end result of the birth of Jesus. Heaven! Salvation is a never-ending gift we receive from our Father in Heaven. Merry Christmas!
The first Christmas after Raetta and I started dating, she bought me a special Christmas gift. However, I didn't receive it until several weeks after the New Year's Day. You see, she ordered a personal monogrammed sweater for me. It took a long time for the store to get it embroidered, so I waited patiently. The gift did arrive eventually, and it made feel very special and loved.
This Christmas, remember that the gift of salvation through Jesus is only the beginning, the best is yet to come. The birth of Jesus led to Jerusalem, Jerusalem led to the cross, the cross led to the grave, the grave led to the resurrection, and that led to our salvation.
Truly a great eternal Christmas gift!