Hi I'm J.John.
I love the season of Christmas.
One of the things I enjoy during
this Christmas season is finding a present for my wife.
I've been married to Killy for 27 years and every year I like to come up with
something new and creative. When I go shopping
for present for Killy at Christmas, I'm looking for something personal. I want
it to be personal
to her. I want her to really appreciate that I've gone
the extra mile for her, but also I want it practical. I want her to be able to
enjoy using the gift that I've given her.
Thirdly I want it to be permanent. I don't want a gift that is only going to last a
couple of days, I want it to last,
and of course when I choose that gift I can't just walk out
of the store with it, I have to purchase it. One of the
great bible verses says this.
John 3 verse 16 "For God
so in love the world that
he gave his
one and only son
so that whoever believes in him
should not perish but have
everlasting life."
In that first we see how God came to earth.
It was a personal mission. "For God so loved
the world". Each
one of us.
It was also practical.
He actually came to do
something for us, and that
was to die upon the cross, because
that was the way that he purchase for us
forgiveness from the past,
new life today,
and a hope for the future,
so that if we choose to receive God's gift
there is a permanency about it.
Can I encourage you
this Christmas time
to receive God's
gift, because it's
personal,
it's practical,
it's permanent,
and it's been purchased.
Merry Christmas.