The Spirit of Christmas

'It's truly amazing the spirit of Christmas." One of my favorite Christmas songs, by one of my all time favorite musicians, Ray Charles.

During this Christmas Season I am reminded, like you, of the gift of family and friends. What a great thing it is to have real and true family and friends. "No man is poor, who has friends", another quote from my all time favorite Christmas movie(maybe all-time favorite period), "It's a Wonderful Life."

In the book of Luke, Chapter 2, versus 8-14, the true meaning of Christmas is revealed to us. "...for there is born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign to you. You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of heavenly host praising God and saying: "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace and goodwill toward men."

"Good will toward men." What a powerful statement, what an awesome gift. The amazing thing about the birth of Christ is that we can celebrate the Spirit of Christmas in our lives 24/7/365. For the Baby born that night is unlike any Baby in history. The Baby born that night was not created by a human father and mother. HE had a heavenly beginning. In the birth of Jesus, the eternal, all powerful and all knowing Creator God came to earth in the flesh. It is truly God's greatest gift to us.

In this Season of celebrating gifts, we all have the opportunity to accept HIS greatest gift, the most precious gift of all, the gift of Jesus. That is the Spirit of Christmas.

Here's wishing you and your families a very special Christmas. Much love, peace and joy to you all.