The Greatest Gift 2

Hello Everyone,

This indescribable gift is Jesus Christ HIMSELF

    

The gift God offers us is to know Christ to know Him as a friend, to have fellowship with Him, to have a relationship with Him.

 [Jesus:] “I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.” – John 15:15 (NIV)

“Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.” – John 17:3 (NIV)

People sometimes think of Christianity as nothing but a set of burdensome responsibilities. Doing things you’d rather not do.

They see the Christian life as a lot of rules, a lot of “do’s” and “don’ts” (mainly “don’ts”).

Or if they view Christianity more positive, they might see it primarily in terms of the benefits it can bring.

Christianity is a relationship with Jesus Christ.

Yes, the Christian life brings many benefits – joy, peace, hope.

But all these come through Christ; they all flow from our relationship with Him.

Our greatest gift to our children isn’t boxes wrapped in colored paper, on Christmas.

The most valuable thing we can give them is a relationship: our love and care, our time and attention, our commitment to always be there when they need you.

In the same way, God’s greatest gift to us is a relationship with Jesus Christ.

Merry Christmas