Holiday Reset

“If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask Him?” (Luke 11:13)

We exchange gifts with one another because we care or feel obligated. Likely, you have recently received and given gifts; some were thoughtful and meaningful, while others were haphazard afterthoughts. God, our Father, gave us the ultimate sacrificial gift, His Son, to pay the world’s sin debt, and with Jesus’ resurrection, the Holy Spirit. When you repent, ask God to forgive your sins and surrender yourself to Jesus, His presence, the Holy Spirit, moves in and stays with you. Forever.

People who say (or think) Christmastime is all about family, food, and gifts missed Christmas and surely must sadden our Father, making light the Gift He gave. If that’s your thinking, consider a holiday reset, it’s not too late. December is the month for focusing on the Christ-child's coming as prophesied. The twenty-fifth is the day set aside for celebrating His birth first, then as you do, enjoy your family gatherings, friends, favorite holiday foods, and presents (yours only by the grace of God). God came to Earth as a baby—the Messiah—born of a virgin for one purpose: to die for us; Jesus is what Christmas is all about. As this holiday ends, the Gift does not. Remember year-round that the first and best Gift was and still is Jesus; Christmas is meaningless without Him.