During Christmastime, we thank God for that one unspeakable Gift that was given to us.  But let’s stop and think for just a moment.  Because of that Gift, because He came and suffered and died on our behalf, because of Christmas morning, He became the risen Christ, the resurrected Christ.  He has now ascended to the right hand of the Father and ever lives to make intercession for us, praise God!  There’s a Christmas gift for you; amen?

Now, I know none of us are like this, but, if you get disappointed at Christmas and you didn’t get what you really wanted...  You know, Christmas is almost humorous now.  The fact that we have everything we have and yet take this day and spend more money than we need to on gifts that people don’t really need.  I don’t want to, “Bah!  Humbug!” this, but thank God that we don’t just do it one day a year, but our children are encouraged 365 days a year of the lordship of Jesus; amen?  Even with that, let’s realize that Christmas has been so commercialized and remind our kids of the great Gift; amen?  Remind them that "God so loved the world, He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him would not perish but have everlasting life" (John 3:16).  That’s what Christmas is about.  God gave.  God gave.  We’ve received the greatest Gift that can ever be given.  Everything else pales.