“The giving of gifts is not something man invented. God started the giving spree when He gave a gift beyond words, the unspeakable gift of His Son.”
Gift-giving is an expression of love. And as far as the season go, This is what love is: it is not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the means by which our sins are forgiven.
We might say that the greatest gift that has ever been given to humanity is God’s gift of Christ Jesus. God, divine Love itself, loves us so much that He sent Jesus to awaken us to our own pure identity as God’s loved sons and daughters, and show us how to live this identity. This is indeed something to celebrate! Jesus referred to himself as the Son of God, which points to his spiritual and eternal identity as Christ, the full expression of divine Love’s reforming and healing power. He also referred to himself as the Son of man, his appearance in human form through his virgin birth, which is what we celebrate at Christmas time.
While living his Christ-identity on Earth, Jesus faced every imaginable form of opposition. And there was plenty of it! But nevertheless, he loved us, everyone. Through Jesus’ faithful expression of divine Love’s omnipotent power, he reformed human character, healed diseases, and reversed destructive material forces. He did all this to show us God’s love for us, and to prove that God is present to fully meet everyone’s human needs. Christ inspires us, cleanses us from within, heals our bodies, and gives us courage and opportunity for a fresh start. When we feel God’s amazing love for us through Christ, we become willing and eager to let Christ help us be true to our original Godlike identity.
And what a blessing it is for others when we reflect and express God’s healing love for them. Actually, we need to share God’s gift of Christ with others through our living of it. We can’t just keep this gift to ourselves and expect to make continuing progress in experiencing its benefits. Jesus expected his followers, in his time and ours, to extend this gift to others for their healing and salvation. When we look at this seasons reason we understand one truth “Freely you have received, freely give.” We have received the most powerful gift ever and how great this world could be if we could just share it with the others. It’s not a gift you lose when you give, whereas the more you give, the more you gain.
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