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In modern day thinking we have made truth relative to our circumstances and desires. As Christmas approaches you may hear or get asked the question "What does Christmas mean to you?" Would your answer be based on your circumstances and desires or the facts?
Your past experiences of the Christmas season will give you memories,
feelings and hopes that will determine how you feel about this coming
Christmas. They may be experiences of joy and peace, drunken parties
and the like, or loneliness, fear and sadness. Christmas may be
something you look forward to or dread the thought of. It could be a
time when you have plenty of family around but wish you didn't or a
time when you spend money you can't afford. It could be a time when
you enjoy spending money on gifts for the family or simply wish you
had money or family.
All these dynamics come into play centered on our experiences, our
expectations and the ever-present commercial drive around us. The
sad part about this is simply that in our efforts to enjoy or get
through the Christmas season, we are prone to neglect the truth about
Christmas.
You may be tempted to think this is some religious junk. Nothing is
further from the truth. Christmas is about "Emmanuel" which means
"God with us". The essence of Christmas is not religion, parties,
families, gifts or spending money, although all may be quite
legitimately involved, the true essence is about God coming to
mankind so that He could be with us and have a relationship with us.
We can do something religious like go to a church service,Lebron Shoes A Noble Mission - Non-Profit,Nike Dunk Low Pro SB, yet still
miss the point. It's not about religion it's about relationship. To
understand the full meaning of Jesus's birth,Kobe Shoes, you have to put it into
the context of his death at Easter. He was born for the purpose of
dying in our place on the cross for the cost of our wrongdoing. The
point of his birth,A&F T Shirts, life and death was so we could have a relationship with him now and on into eternity after we pass from this life.
Some people ask, "What's the point of life?" The point of life is for
the purpose of relationship with God. Have you got the point yet? About the Author
Ray Burton attends Celebration Christian Fellowship in Havelock North
and enjoys writing, counselling and evangelism. He has recently
started a website where more of his
work can be found.
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