Do you know what is the most beautiful gift for Christmas?

I don't know since when, Christmas has become more and more important in the hearts of Chinese people. Every Christmas, Christmas trees, elk, Santa Claus and merry Christmas carols haunt the streets, shopping malls and restaurants. It's time to exchange gifts for Christmas. What gifts do you want to get? Or what gift do you want to give someone?

There is a poem that sings well: "there is a gift, have you received it?" If your eyes can't see you, your heart will know that this gift is waiting outside the door of your heart in order to prepare you that others cannot accept it! " According to the Bible, saints from the East give gifts at the birth of Jesus, which is the origin of the custom of Santa Claus giving gifts to children. English children put their stockings by the fireplace on Christmas Eve, believing that Santa Claus will come down the chimney at night and bring them presents full of socks. French children leave their shoes at the door and ask the holy baby to put gifts in them when he comes. In this festival full of harmony, joy and peace, people pass Christmas cards and presents to each other. Many mothers put Christmas presents in their socks and wait for a surprise for their children in the morning. In fact, the most beautiful and precious gift of Christmas is the Lord Jesus!

First, the birth of Jesus

The Bible tells us: "Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners (1:15) because God did not send his son to condemn the world, but that it might be saved through him (about 3:17)." who is Jesus? He is a Jew, a carpenter, a prophet, a philosopher, a leader of the mass movement, a great doctor. "to know your only true God, and to know Jesus Christ, whom you have sent, is eternal life." (John 17:3) so we must understand and know Jesus.

Jesus had complete divinity and complete humanity, but he never used his divine privilege to serve his own humanity. (tempted in the wilderness) Jesus is "the son of Man who came down from heaven and is still in heaven, and no one has ascended to heaven!" (John 3:13) the miracles he performed are his divine revelations, and other types of miracles and powers are incomparable! Precisely because he has the same "flesh and blood" as we do, his human nature is also "tempted and suffering", and he can also "sympathize with our weakness". Jesus, with complete human nature, became an example that all those who broke away from the power of the devil could emulate.

The incarnation of the word not only fulfills God's plan for salvation, but also completes God's revelation to the world. In the Old Testament, God proclaimed through the prophets: (1) his nature, (2) the sin and loss of mankind, and (3) his plan for salvation. But in the New Testament era, God himself lived among us in Christ and made the most obvious and complete revelation of his nature and plan for salvation to the world through the personality and work of Christ. The theologian Dr. Mehin once said, "We look up to the Lord Jesus Christ, and we have actually seen the true God with our own eyes." This is the secret of "Tao into the flesh". With our naked eyes, we can really see the God that no one has ever seen before. Is there anything more wonderful in the world? Is there any greater grace in the world? "

Second, the search of Jesus

This is what the Sovereign Lord says: "Behold, I myself will find my sheep and find them." (34:11) "the son of Man has come to seek and save the lost." (road 19:10)

Who am I? What am I doing in this world? Where are you going in the future? This is a question that has perplexed countless people. Some people say that anyone who can answer these questions shows that he has grasped the true meaning of life. Where is the answer? In Christ! Why do people lose themselves? Why do people live in anxiety? It turns out that this is all because people are far away from God. Those who leave God will lose themselves, and those who leave God will lose their trust. Therefore, people need to be saved! People need the gospel of Jesus Christ!

After Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden, the first thing God said was, 'where are you?' . Does God really not know where Adam and Eve are hiding? When God calls them and says, 'where are you?' It contains God's mercy, forgiveness, sadness and God's will to save mankind, as well as warning mankind that you have fallen from your original position and sinned!

Third, the Salvation of Jesus

She is going to give birth to a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. (too 1:23) Today in the city of David, there is born to you a Savior, the Lord Christ. (road 2:11)

Although there is a lot of happy news in the world, it is not always pleasant, but it is temporary and will pass. But the "news of great joy" reported by the angels is a real great joy; believing in the eternal life of Jesus is a great joy that will never change. At the same time, this message is related to all the people. All the nations of the world, regardless of race or class, rich or poor, believe in Jesus Christ and will be saved. The Bible says, "there is no salvation but him (Jesus), for there is no other name given to men under heaven through which we can be saved."

In this dark world full of sin and suffering and unrest, there is no real peace and joy. Only Christ is the Savior who gives peace and joy. He will lead you to the path of light and salvation, to become the children of God and to have the hope of glory in heaven. For "he gives authority to those who receive him, who believe in his name, to be children of God."

The real protagonist of Christmas is the Lord Jesus Christ, who is the best gift God has given us. May we also share this most beautiful and precious gift with all the people around us. The Bible clearly tells us that God is love. "Love comes from God, and he who is loving is God's children and knows God." Therefore, we need to learn to give love, share love, let God's love fill us, pray for our brothers and sisters, all catechumens, and may more people receive Jesus Christ as the most precious treasure, be the children of God's joy, and give glory to him. Let us seize the opportunity to make peace with God at Christmas and get the new life he has given us.