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Is Christmas For Me?

As I walk around the decorated streets lit up for Christmas, pass the doors with pretty homemade wreathes, hear the sounds of joy-filled songs, and see the busy malls full of stressed out moms,I wonder… Throughout this season, do people stop and think… Is there more to this season? Is there a missing link? 

Maybe you’re reading this and wondering if the historical events surrounding the Christian Christmas celebrations actually affect you. Or maybe you know someone who is contemplating this, and perhaps you could share this message with them?

Christmas is FOR you.

For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. – John 3:16 

You see, Christmas is all about God coming to this earth in human form as Jesus. “Emmanuel, God with us.” To give us life.

He came for you. To save you. To rescue all of humanity from darkness.

…but the angel reassured them. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David! And you will recognize him by this sign: You will find a baby wrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a manger – Luke 2:10-12

Maybe your response is, "I don’t think I need saving." Well, I don’t know about you, but I make mistakes everyday that I need saving from.

Mankind has chosen to love himself, to love things, before God. We do it everyday. We are narcissistic in nature—we’ve turned our backs on God over and over. But there is good news!! He’s continually pursuing us, again and again. In fact, nothing we could ever do would change his desire to want to have a relationship with us. His love is the only true unconditional, unwavering love that exists in the world.

But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. –Romans 5:8

So God came as Jesus on our behalf, lived the perfect life that we’ve failed to live, and then died on a cross to take the punishment we deserve for all of our wrongdoings. He did everything for us, so that we could have a clean slate that we don’t deserve, so that we could receive grace, forgiveness, and unconditional love from God.

Like any gift, all we must do is receive it. God is presenting you with the gift of a real relationship with Him this Christmas, unconditional love, grace, and forgiveness that promises us a perfect eternity with Him. That is where the true love, joy, hope and peace is found this season. In Jesus Christ. 

He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever. –Revelation 21:4

Christ is for you. Will you receive Him?

- Adriana

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