Thursday December 24 2015  JESUS WAS GOD ON EARTH

I thank God for such a sweet and charming day.  No day should ever be taken for granted but today was just a little extra special.  It truly is Christmas Eve.  Just as children anticipate with excitement the coming of Santa Clause and receiving a gift (of which we know the truth), so is Christmas Eve a day of such anticipation for me.  It is a day that Dave and I set aside to be with family, talk to our grandchildren about the special gift that was delivered on this night for every single man and woman.  The greatest gift given to the world.  Not only is it the greatest gift, but given by the greatest Father, the creator of the universe and all that is in it.  The difference between God and Santa Clause, is that God is not a myth.  And of God’s story, I know the truth because I have experienced the miraculous.  I have experienced firsthand His salvation, His love, His joy, and His peace, for it abides within me. 

JESUS WAS GOD ON EARTH

By Kathleen Martens

December 24, 2015

Thank you Father for the gift of life

That came packaged in joy and peace.

A gift given on a starlit night

A gift that will never cease.

A gift that was promised to all men

That a Savior would be given to earth.

He came in the form of a newborn baby

A gift of magnificent worth.

A gift that was wrapped with loving hands

In the shadows of a stable.

A royal king who was laid in a manger,

No place of renowned label.

He was the gift given to all,

Who would pay the ransom for man’s sin.

Our eternity would be so different

If His birth had never been.

That precious gift on that starlit night

Changed the course of all mankind.

FOR JESUS WAS GOD ON EARTH,

THE MOST PRICELESS GIFT TO FIND.

And this has been a priceless day to me.  The Christmas Eve service at church, celebrating the birth of Christ, was a beautiful finish for the amazing miracle that took place so many years ago.  It was an hour of honoring our Lord and Savior and giving thanks to God for the birth of His son, sent to redeem the world from their sinful ways. 

I wish you a Blessed Christmas as you celebrate Jesus, who was God on earth.  And though Jesus is now in heaven, sitting at the right hand of His Father, His spirit dwells in those who believe and accept the salvation He came to give.  There is no church name that you must first be affiliated with, nor deeds of penance that must be suffered, nor even trying to become a better person to make yourself worthy, in order to qualify for this wonderful gift.  All you must do is reach out and accept the gift.  The gift given with love by a Heavenly Father.  The gift of eternal life that Jesus came to give, is received by faith.  It is freely given to you when you ask God to come into your heart.  From that moment forward God lives in you in the form of His Holy Spirit, drawing you ever more closely to Him.  It is then that you will become more and more like the one you give your heart and life to.  And the best part?  HOW TO WALK WITH GOD comes with a manual.  It is called the Holy Bible.

If you have not yet accepted this priceless gift, may you accept the best gift of a lifetime during this year’s Christmas celebration.  It is a gift that is always being offered, not just on Christmas.  And it is truly the gift that just keeps on giving.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND GOOD NIGHT.