Merry Christmas!

I love reading Luke 2 :)


I'm reflecting on this past year and seeing how much I grew. When I was little I thought Christmas was for presents and cookies. As time passed, I thought it was about 2 weeks of sleeping in, good food, and more free time during winter break. Now I'm excited to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! My true joy comes from above which reminds me of this verse: James 1:17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.

Isaiah 9:6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

I love meditating on this verse. I keep reading it over and over again. I'm joyful and thankful that I get to celebrate the BEST gift- Jesus! My salvation! It really humbles me to think of it. I take this wonderful gift for granted.I need to always remind myself it's Christmas every day. Every day I should celebrate the birth, life, death, and Resurrection of our Savior. Not only did Jesus come down and fulfill the exact prophecies (in Isaiah) but the son of God chose to come down here for us lowly human beings. He humbled Himself down to our status. I was always taught this in Sunday school but the meaning never really hit me in the head until I became a Christian. Christ humbled himself as a baby, as His own creation. A baby can't do anything. It can't talk, walk, and it constant attention and care. But no one looks at a baby and is like, "Wow he is so intelligent and bright. Babies are dependent on others. Jesus allowed Himself be taken care of by His own creation. It's mind blowing that someone would go that for me, for you. I'm in awe of how big God is and how little I am. I cannot do anything apart from Him. The Lord gave us the most ultimate gift ever that we can treasure forever. God's love & the birth of Jesus is a great reason to celebrate!

Merry Christmas!