THE GIFT

I love Christmas!

I don't know if there is such a thing as the "Christmas Spirit" but people do seem much happier at this time of year. They let you merge on the highway, they laugh a little more, they seem to have a sense of expectation.

Sunday evening just gone our church hosted its first Christmas production called THE GIFT. It was an awesome night with 700 people in attendance made up of many family and friends that aren't yet Christ followers. I love our church, we have the best team of volunteers and staff that anyone would ever want to work with.

2 days later we rolled into our Christmas Day service where we again had an amazing time.

Our central text was from the book of Luke and read as follows:

Luke 2:29-31 (NLT)

"Lord, now I can die in peace! As you promised me, [30] I have seen the Savior [31] you have given to all people.

I shared about how God never gave us what we wanted for Christmas but He gave us what we needed...a saviour...not quite what man was looking for, but definitely what we need.

With our daughter turning 17 Kathy and I decided to buy her a car and keep it a secret until Christmas day. The look on her face was priceless when she walked out the front and there it was parked in the driveway, a little Barina convertable (in the picture). Its something that she really wanted!

I'm glad that God doesn't always give us what we want but through His wisdom and His love for us like any great father He gives us what we need. There are a lot things that mankind wants but what we all need most is a saviour, someone that can rescue us from us.

W.T Ellis said, "It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air". This Christmas take a moment and thank God for giving you what you needed above what you wanted.