by Peter and Michelle Maher
Hasn’t this year gone fast? It feels like we blinked and suddenly its Christmas again! In the rush of life, it’s easy to lose sight of how blessed we are. It’s easy to feel the pressure more than the wonder.
But Christmas declares how blessed we are. God’s love is revealed in the Christmas message of John 3:16: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”
Christ is the greatest gift ever given. God didn’t express His love by writing a cheque and He didn’t throw a gift card at our brokenness. Instead, He gave something that cost Him dearly: His one and only Son.
The amazing truth of Christmas is this: the One who knows you the most, is the One who loves you the most. God knows every detail of your life; the thoughts you hide, the fears you battle, the pain you never speak of and the mistakes you regret. Yet, He loves you completely. Before the world was formed, He chose you. He has loved you from the very beginning with unconditional love.
Romans 5:8 says, “while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” God didn’t wait for the world to “get its life together.” He loved first and gave Jesus freely as the perfect expression of His unconditional love.
This is what the angels announced on the night Jesus was born… Good news of great joy for all people! A Saviour has come to bring peace, forgiveness, and a brand-new beginning.
But like any gift, God’s love must be received. Imagine a beautifully wrapped gift with your name on it… But if you never open it, it remains untouched.
This Christmas, don’t leave God’s gift unopened. Receive Jesus, the greatest gift of all, and experience the unconditional love and everlasting life He freely offers today.
