Welcome to Christmas Day at our Home

Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness; come before his presence with singing. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise; be thankful unto him, and bless his name. - For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

He ... spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all. - Having yet ... one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him.

Oh, that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! - Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.

My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

2 Corinthians 9:15; Psalm 100: 1, 2, 4; Isaiah 9: 6-7; Romans 8:32; Mark 12:6; Psalm 107:21; Psalm 103:1; Luke 1:46-47

Daily Light from The Bible

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Christmas day in our home was spent celebrating the birth of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, and reflecting on what His birth means to us. It is a day when we remember:

• His birth
• His suffering
• His death on the cross at Calvary
• the hope that He gave to one of the thieves - the hope of eternal life, the same hope of eternal life that He gives to us
• His resurrection
• that He constantly intercedes with God on our behalf
• that He went to prepare a heavenly home for us
• the hope of His future return when we will reign with Him

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Our Christmas day was spent thinking on all these things; we read Scripture, prayed, praised God for His provision over us, exchanged gifts, and in the afternoon watched an excellent sermon on The God Channel about the Paradoxes of Christmas. In the Paradoxes of Christmas, Dr Youssef shares that Christmas teaches us:

• We should not judge an end by its beginning, because the babe in the manger will one day return in full glory..

• We should not judge things by their appearance because God hid His greatest gift in a humble package.

• We should make room in our ♥♥♥ for others, so that we can find room for Jesus. By reaching out and witnessing to those who need to hear about Jesus, we can experience Christ even more fully.
  

Christmas, in our home, is all about reminiscing over what our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ accomplished for us, and the sacrifice that our Father God made in order to restore fellowship with Him.

For some people, the only Christ that they see is the Christ that they see mirrored in us. How did you celebrate Christmas?