Jesus is Really Why We Celebrate Christmas (TMF:SE29)

Monday, December 24, 2018
Peace to Live By: Jesus is Really Why We Celebrate Christmas (TMF:SE29) - Daniel Litton
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       So Jesus is really why we celebrate Christmas. He is the reason we give gifts. Let’s consider another reason why we give each other gifts for Christmas, and we find this reason in Matthew 2 when the Wise Men give their gifts to the young child Jesus: “After listening to the king, they went on their way. And behold, the star that they had seen when it rose went before them until it came to rest over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh. And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way” (Matthew 2:9-12, ESV). What a great reminder for us of the first gifts given to our Lord Jesus, and let us always remember to think of others and to bless them during this holiday time as we remember God’s ultimate and greatest gift to us of Jesus, in all his love and glory.