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My best Christmas gift ever

Dec 23, 2019

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“But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God” (John 1:12 NLT).

Turn on your television or surf the web this Christmas, and you’ll discover all sorts of Christmas messages. But for the One who invented Christmas, there’s only one message that really matters.

God wants to share eternity with you.

That’s what Christmas is all about. You weren’t created just to live 80 or 90 years on Earth and then die. You’re far more valuable than that to God. God has some long-range plans for you. He made you to live forever.

But remember:
God does not love us because we are valuable.  We are valuable because GOD LOVES US!

One day your heart will stop. That’ll be the end of your heart, but it won’t be the end of you. You’ll last for eternity - trillions of years! And God wants you to be a part of his family.

He sent Jesus to Earth as a baby so one day he could die for our sins, and then we can spend forever with him.

That’s the great news of Christmas. This offer is available to anyone. The Bible says of Jesus,

“But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God” (John 1:12 NLT).

God wants to spend eternity with you, so he made the way to him simple: You believe, and you receive. You believe that Jesus Christ died for your sins, and you receive him into your life. God sent his Son to Earth 2015 years ago to die for you (our calendar is off by four years). That’s God’s very first Christmas gift, sent to you thousands of years before you were even born.

Honestly, celebrating Christmas and not receiving the number one gift God has for you is dumb. Do that, and you’re missing the point entirely. Acts 10:35 says,

“It makes no difference who you are or where you’re from - if you want God and are ready to do as he says, the door is open” (The Message).

No matter what you’ve done or where you’ve been, you’ve got a place in God’s forever family ready and waiting for you. The invitation is wide open. Just believe and receive.

Are you ready?
Here’s a prayer you can start with -

“Dear God, I know that when I die I’m going to give an account of my life to you directly. I confess I have ignored you. I know I have sinned against you, and I have lived by my plan, not yours. I want that to change, starting right now. I want to turn away from my sins and commit my life to you.

Thank you for sending Jesus to die for all that I’ve done wrong so that I don’t have to pay the penalty. I know that I don’t deserve your forgiveness. I know that only your grace can save me, Lord. I could never be good enough to get into a perfect place.

Jesus, thank you for loving me so much that you took all my sin and guilt on yourself. You made me acceptable for heaven, and I humbly ask you to save me. I ask you to save me from the sins and the habits that are messing up my life right now. I believe in you, Jesus. And I believe that you will keep your promise to save me instantly and certainly and completely and eternally. In Jesus’ name. Amen."

If you prayed that prayer, please hit the "reply" button and let me know!

  • Have you accepted God’s number one gift for you this Christmas? If not, what are you waiting for?
    Think about your Christmas plans.
    What can you do to emphasize to your family and friends that God’s ultimate gift was sending his Son to die for them?

Rejoicing, On the Victory Side!

Beau

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