John 1:10-11 NKJV “He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.”
How would you feel if after investing a lot of your time, energy and resources to find and purchase a gift for your loved one, maybe you had to skip some meals so you could afford that gift, and then they reject it? I’m sure you’ll feel sad even if you had all the money in the world.
While it’s true that God would have still sent Jesus to the earth even if it was only one man in it, we shouldn’t forget that His perfect will is that all men be saved. 1 Timothy 2:4 says that God “desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.” But sadly till this day man continues to reject Christ. At Christmas, man has chosen rather to celebrate a holiday, life, get together with family and friends, and do several other things other than to receive God’s gift to them.
The onus therefore is on you and I to represent God’s gift of His Son to everyone around us. God gave Jesus to you, so you have Him: now it’s your turn to give Jesus to someone else. Don’t only distribute food, drinks, clothes and so on this Christmas, share the gospel of God’s undying love and grace to your world!
I wish you a Merry Christmas!
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