The gifts are all purchased, the packages wrapped. Finally, the commercial side of the day is done. Now, at last, there’s time to reflect on the true meaning of Christmas…the birth of our Savior, Jesus. Too often we get so caught up in the holiday rush that we forget to think about the incredible gift God gave us. We were lost and headed for Hell, and He had no obligation to rescue us. We got ourselves into this mess, and He could have left us there. But God’s love isn’t like human love. We hold grudges, even toward those we love, but He chose to make a plan to change everything. He sent Jesus to Earth to live a sinless life as a human and then pay the ultimate price. And Jesus agreed to it!! For God’s plan to work, Jesus had to give His life so we could live under grace and one day receive Heaven instead of Hell. And Jesus agreed to that plan…knowing what He would have to go through and doing it anyway.
Too often, the birth of our Savior gets lost in the mix of Santa Claus and a big holiday dinner. It’s sad, especially considering the sacrifice He made for us. Imagine being God and choosing to take on human form…coming to Earth as a baby, helpless and dependent on others for every need. Then, though completely without sin, being captured, beaten, and nailed to a cross. In the only way it could work, Jesus was separated from God as He took all the sins of the world upon Himself. It had to be this way, because the worst consequence of sin is separation from God, which is far worse than Hell itself. God’s love is the most important thing we have. It is what saves us from the pit of Hell. 
There’s nothing wrong with the Christmas traditions we hold dear, and giving has always been at the heart of who God is. What matters most is that, amid all our customs, we remember to be grateful for the greatest gift ever given. “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” (John 3:16), one of the most important verses in the greatest book ever written…the Bible. God is love, and when we sinned, He made a way for us to be reconciled to Him by sending a Savior named Jesus. That’s the true reason for the Christmas season. Merry Christmas and may God bless you all!
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