Christmas was not just a starlit night in Bethlehem; it had been behind the stars forever.
There was Christmas in the heart of God when He made the earth and then gave it away — to us.
There was Christmas in the heart of God when He sent us His prophets.
And it was the most magnificent Christmas of all when He sent His Son to earth and gave Him away — to us.
As Jesus grew up, there was Christmas wherever He went, giving sight, giving food, giving life — for Christmas is giving.
But Christmas also is receiving. In John’s Gospel it says, “… to all who received Him … He gave power to become children of God” (John 1:12).
“To all who received Him!” When we take those words seriously, we begin to understand that receiving can be even more important than giving. It is when we truly receive Christ that we truly experience the Gift that is Christmas. It is when…
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