Christmas Gifts

 

Christmas is rapidly approaching and some of us are still doing last-minute shopping for the right gifts. We want to give something that will bring joy to the person receiving it. We ask our loved ones to make Christmas wish lists to make it easier for us to find the right gift for them.

 

Have you thought about what gifts you are giving to God this Christmas? Have you thought about what gifts you are asking from God? This may sound silly on the face of it but I think it’s an important part of Christmas, something that helps us remember “the reason for the season.”

 

We can give to God whatever we feel will bring Him joy, whether it be an offering of ourselves, a commitment to remove anything keeping us from Him, or simply our praise and worship. We can ask God for whatever will help us to serve Him better, knowing that He desires to bless us and wants us to ask Him.  “Ask and it will be given to you…for everyone who asks receives” (Mt 7:7-8) and,  “If you…know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him” (Mt 7:11).

 

I always make some time each Christmas Day to have quiet time alone with God. It’s a time to praise Him and thank Him and offer myself up to Him again to use as He wills. I find that I am blessed in return. If this isn’t part of your Christmas practice, give it a try this year.