It's The Most Wonderful Time of The Year

“It’s the most wonderful time of the year”

Remember Andy Williams singing those words sometime during his many TV Christmas Shows? You can’t get through, or should I say, I can’t get through Christmas without singing those words many many time. Fortunately for everyone else, I sing when I’m alone. The problem is, I don’t remember enough of the song to sing it all the way through. But really, the rest of the song does not pay attention to what the wonder of Christmas is. It is not really about the kids’ jingle belling, holiday greetings, parties for hosting, marshmallows for toasting, or mistle toeing. Most children and children at heart believe the wonder is all about the gifts. Making lists of gifts, buying, wrapping, giving and getting gifts.

We do all the gift things due to one priceless gift given to the whole human race two thousand years ago by God, He gave us the gift of His Son. He didn’t give this gift because He needed to, He gave us His Son as a result of His unfathomable mercy and grace. Grace is getting what you don’t deserve; mercy is not getting what you do deserve. They are both ours in Christ. In doing this for us He took our sins away and invited us into a close relationship with Himself. One priceless gift; one awesome God.

How can we give back to Him? He owns the cattle on a thousand hills. The only things we can give Him are our hearts and our talents in service to Him. If you have not given Him this gift, do it this Christmas. Then share God’s gift. Give the gift of Christ this Christmas by passing Him on. His gifts to each of us are always for someone else as well.

Christmas is spiritual, full of gifts and gift giving. Let’s not forget to give the gift of Christ this Christmas. It’s the one gift among all the others that is truly priceless.
Just something I sang about.
Rob