Is Jesus on my Christmas List?

Tis the Season!

Rushing, baking, lists of people to shop for,  lists of who to send cards to, lists of parties to attend!  Our calendars are full and our wallets are nearing empty.  This morning when I was getting ready for the day a thought came to me....what did I get Jesus for Christmas?  Is He on my gift list?  It almost seems like a cliche to say... He is the center of this very Holiday....but He is and yet so often we don't include Him in our giving.  Sure we may get all dressed up and go to a special Christmas service or give to local charities.  We may read our children the story of the first Christmas and acknowledge His birth....what I am talking about is much deeper.  I literally am asking what can I give Him this year!  A gift from me to Him.  Something born out of my own personal sacrifice.  A gift to show Him I love him.  The awesome thing about getting Jesus a gift is He is not hard to shop for.  His "Christmas List" can be found right in His Word.

Our Whole Heart:
Jeremiah 24:7
"And I will give them an heart to know me, that I am the LORD: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart."

Our Worship
1 Chronicles 16:29
"Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness."

Our Trust:
Proverbs 3:5
"Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding."


These are just a few to choose from...for you it may be that one thing he has been talking to you about for a long time.  That broken relationship he has asked you to forgive.  That destructive habit he wants you to surrender.  Your Time.  Your talents.  I don't want to tell you what I think you should give Him. I know what He is asking of me.   I just want you to think about it and find your own gift.   Lets all include Him in our gift giving this year....just like we invest our time finding that perfect gift for the ones we hold most dear to let them know how much they mean to us....I want to wrap up something special for Him this year and I encourage you to do the same!


Final Thought:
2 Samuel 24:24
  "...neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the LORD my God of that which doth cost me nothing..."



                                                        Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!