Today is Christmas Day, and it is a very special day for Christians. This is the birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. It is a time to spend with Family and Friends. We get caught up in the gifts and the entertaining, that sometimes we forget the true meaning of the season. This is the time when Jesus became Human. He is God with us, Immanuel. He chose to leave Heaven and to come to Earth, to be born into Humanity, to live and grow as we do. Experience what we experience, be tempted as we are tempted. To love and to hurt. How it must have grieved him to be separated from God the Father, and from the splendor of heaven! And yet, he went through it all, living here amongst us, and chose to die for us. What Love he has for us, much as God the Father has for us.
My favorite passage has been Romans 8:28 “All things work together for good, to them that love the Lord, to Them that are called according to his purposes.” It gives me courage to press on, even in something simple as weight loss. I realize that even if I slip this hour, there is another hour to make a better choice. I may not always feel great about the choice I made, but I try to do better. Today, I definitely made some bad choices. I ate way too much sweets, and in the process made myself sick. I’ve already planned what I’m doing tomorrow. I’m mostly having Juices as I feel way too full from today. Over all today, it was a wonderful day. I was able to spend it with my family and enjoy their company.
In our home for Christmas, we open our presents one by one. We watch the person opening the present and we admire the gift. I really enjoy this way, as everyone sees what you have, and it takes more time to get through the gifts. Making the time spent together more enjoyable. You really get a chance to see the reactions of your family as they open their gift and you can really share in their joy. The gift of giving is really what this season is all about. On that first Christmas, the greatest gift of all was given from God the Father, to the World. Jesus was born to us, to be our Saviour. That is the greatest present I ever received: God’s Love, Jesus’ Sacrifice, and My Salvation.
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