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The Christmas Gift from God: Good News and Bad News

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If you put your hope in what Christmas offers, however, you will be very disappointed.

The best Christmas gift ever is God's gift to each of us–sending his Son to earth to save us from our sins! The true meaning of Christmas is that Jesus Christ, God himself, came to earth to be born into the human race. It was the only way God could give us the greatest gift ever. Dr. O.S. Hawkins shares about the Good News being the best Christmas gift from God.

But if you can get past that to what Christmas is really all about, it truly can be "the most wonderful time of the year. The wise men brought the rather unusual gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to Jesus. But the first Christmas gifts were not gifts to the Child. The first Christmas gift was the gift of the Child.

Christmas, at its best and purest state, is a promise of something else, something that no holiday or experience or earthly thing can satisfy. For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government will be upon His shoulder.

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Each of the above descriptions of the names of Jesus deals with an important area of our lives. They are like five Christmas gifts we can open, and each is special and unusual. First, His name is Wonderful. That takes care of the dullness of life. Second, His name is Counselor.

That takes care of the decisions of life. We all have very important decisions that we have to make.

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The God who is Wonderful wants to give us counsel and direction. God has a plan for each of our lives-an individual plan, not a one-size-fits-all plan. When you are overwhelmed with the decisions of life, remember there is a God who wants to counsel you. Third, He is the Mighty God. Not a surprise to me. But what did surprise me is that the Bible states that my sin has separated me from God. It's like an impenetrable wall. The Bible says, "the wages of sin is death," 21 or eternal separation from him.

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Number one on Jesus' agenda for coming to earth was to pay for our sin. The Bible says, "By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us. The judge was this woman's father. As an honest judge he couldn't overlook his daughter's guilt.

But as a loving father, he paid the penalty for her. If we could have gained a relationship with God based on our living a good life, Jesus didn't need to come to this world, and he certainly didn't need to die on a cross for us. But out of tremendous love for us, Jesus was tortured, whipped, nailed to a cross and died of slow suffocation.

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Jesus Christ gave His life on Calvary to atone for the sins of man, and yet some will turn aside and reject His wonderful gift. How sad to give and receive gifts at Christmas and never to receive Christ, the greatest Gift of all. Yes, the wages of sin is death, and He died our death on the cross, paying the penalty for our sin. To be honest, a lot of people try to approach God the wrong way. But the good news is this: But Satan is a liar. Clear away the commerce and materialism.

Three days later he rose from the dead. Having done so, he now offers us complete forgiveness and a relationship with him. The catch is we must individually accept his gift. I used to think a relationship with God is something that just "happens" to a person or it doesn't But actually it's a personal decision. God offers us a relationship with himself, and it's our decision whether or not to respond to his offer. Jesus put it simply, "I stand at the door [of your life] and knock; if anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come into him.

When we respond to this offer and ask him to come into our lives, we begin a relationship with God that lasts eternally. The Bible states, "I write this to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know you have eternal life.

Instead of knowing about God, we begin to know him personally. We begin to see his unconditional love for us. God has said, "I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore, I have continued my faithfulness to you. Opening the door and asking him to come into our life doesn't mean suddenly becoming religious.

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It means having a relationship with God, at his invitation. Jesus said, "I am the bread of life, he who comes to me shall not hunger, and he who believes in me shall never thirst. Since my background is in advertising, I don't want to be guilty of "overselling. To accept God's gift of forgiveness and a relationship with him, would it mean life will suddenly get easier?

For example, one Christmas, I was eight months pregnant with our first child, and things were not going well.

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In the course of the pregnancy, I was told there were serious health concerns about the baby. Looking at these complications, what did it mean to me that Jesus came to give us life more abundantly? It meant that I knew the God of the universe, the One who had created my child and who infinitely loved me. I knew that God held my baby's life in his strong hand. Shortly after Christmas, I went into labor to deliver stillborn a little girl. I don't cry easily, but for the next two weeks, I cried a lot.

Yet in the midst of the sadness over our baby's death, and throughout the traumatic pregnancy, God gave me his peace. Never did I experience turmoil, anguish or resentment, which would have been natural. But my heart was at peace. I don't know why God allowed our baby to die. But I do know that God has reasons, and they are kind and just. From all I've seen God do in my life, I knew he could be trusted. God fully protected us from depression over our daughter's death.

Jesus said, "I am the light of the world; he who follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. Whatever is going on in your world this Christmas, there is no better gift you can give yourself than to receive the One who came to earth and died on your behalf. He offers you complete forgiveness and the ability to know him on a personal level resulting in a more fulfilling life.

He is God and he asks us to place our lives under his direction. As long as we rely on our own good life and ourselves we distance ourselves from God and we remain separated from him by our sin. He asks us to empty our hands of our efforts and instead receive his gift of forgiveness and a relationship with him. I'd like to give you the opportunity right now to ask him into your life. You will never find a better offer, nor make a better decision.

I'll help you put it into words. You could say to him, "Jesus, thank you for dying for my sins and paying the penalty. I open the door and invite you into my life. I want to know you. Thank you for forgiving my sins and giving me an eternal relationship with you. If you asked Jesus into your life right now, he promises to never leave you. Jesus said speaking of us as his sheep , "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me; and I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish, and no one can snatch them out of my hand.

I found that one of the best ways to get to know him better was to read the gospel of John, which is the fourth book of the New Testament in the Bible.

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Sin pays its wage all right, but its wage is death, which is separation from all that is good. Payday is coming someday. That is the bad news. When we miss the mark, it costs us greatly. But the good news is this: We all remember the excitement of opening gifts as children around the Christmas tree. We did not have to pay for those gifts. We did nothing to earn them. We simply opened them and received them. A gift is the opposite of a wage. We earn and deserve our wages. If we did, it would be a reward and not a gift.

How is this all possible?