A Gift for You

Merry Christmas Everyone!

We opened presents Christmas Eve this year so Mark would have an extra day with the kids and all of their new toys. My husband and I realized that this was an especially good Christmas for us. We have not only paid over $10k in medical bills in cash this year, but we have paid off a debt that has been hanging over our heads for a very long time. Previously at Christmas, we always felt guilty about spending ANY money for ANY gifts, because we thought we should use it to get rid of this debt. We would have fun, but the guilt would always linger.

Well this year that guilt is gone! And just like our guilt is gone from our debt, we can all have our guilt from sin erased. The Christ child was born to us this day a long time ago. He, too, brought a gift to the world which can erase all of our guilt from sin.

Romans 3:23 "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,"

Throughout His life, Jesus gave us all a message about hope. And through His death and resurrection, He gave us all the chance to live eternally with Him.

Romans 6:23 states, "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in[a] Christ Jesus our Lord."

My last post was about forgiveness and how hard it can be sometimes. Christ broke those chains of unforgiveness and anger for me. He can do it for you, too, but He can do so much more. He HAS done so much more. On the cross, for you and for me.

John 3:16 states, "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." Probably most people reading this blog have heard this verse, but have you really heard the message behind it?

Just as it was liberating to Mark & I to have that old debt paid, Christ gave all of us a gift on the cross to free us from our sins. He paid the debt of sin for us.

I pray that you can ask for your own forgiveness from Him and accept Christ's gift today. Eternal life with Him. There is no more precious gift than that.

May God bless and keep you all healthy, safe and happy in the coming year.

Merry Christmas,
Debbie