Christmas Day 2010
“Thank God for His Son - a gift too wonderful for words!”
As we celebrate today the greatest gift ever given, the gift of God’s only Son, the birth of Jesus, our Lord and Savior, we realize that it is truly “a gift too wonderful for words”.
o Incredible – Yes, it’s incredible that God would do that for you and me, sending His Son to earth to redeem us from our sins and from the curse of death, but it’s so much more.
o Unbelievable – Yes, it’s unbelievable that Jesus would give up His place in heaven to come to earth, to be born into our world, into our problems and struggles, all to pay the price for our sins.
o Indescribable – And yes, it’s hard to describe what something means when it is totally undeserved, could never be earned, and is the ultimate sacrifice that one person could give for another, but it’s so much more.
o Unspeakable – The Kings James Version word used here says much the same thing; there just aren’t words in the English language (sorry, make that in any language) to describe how great the gift of Jesus to the world really was.
o Love – Yes, the birth of Jesus that we celebrate today is quite simply God’s love for us, for each and every one of us, for all the world, finding expression in Jesus being sent to bring forgiveness of sins, to give hope and to offer a better life than we could ever have imagined.
Truly Jesus being born into the world, and being born into each of our hearts, is a gift too wonderful for words. We can only stop and reflect, saying “thank you Lord for the gift of your Son, a gift that has changed my life more than words can describe”. And because of that, Christmas Day 2010 is truly a day to rejoice over the gift of Jesus!
Merry Christmas,
Pastor Joe
Gateway Church
Pastor Joe
Gateway Church
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