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The greatest gift to humankind

Christmas is a time of giving. This year, just like every year, millions of people, both children and adults, will open millions of gifts. Some would not fit. Some will be the wrong colour. Many will be returned or exchanged.

But there is one gift that meets everyone’s needs, one gift that will never wear out, break or need repairing.

A gift that is appropriate for a small child, a teenager, an adult, or a senior adult.

Boy or girl, man or woman, it makes no difference. The gift we all need, the most valuable gift of all, is that baby in the manger.

On Christmas Day, we celebrate the fact that God gave us the gift of His own Son, Jesus Christ, so that through faith in Him we could be forgiven of our sins and have eternal life.

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life (John 3:16).

The gift is Jesus Christ Himself. The gift God offers us is to know Christ. To know him as a friend, to have fellowship with Him, and have a relationship with Him.

I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you (John 15:15)

Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. (John 17:3).

Have you received this gift? Do you have this kind of relationship with Jesus Christ? Do you know Him as a friend? Is He someone you can talk with, confide in, and seek counsel? Do you feel at ease in His presence, like you would with a close friend? Or do you feel like you have to rush around, cleaning up your spiritual “house” before you can welcome him?

If the answer is “No,” if you do not have this kind of relationship with Christ, the good news is that you can. All you have to do is ask. Come to Him in prayer; confess your sins, ask for His forgiveness, and ask Him to come into your heart.

Finally, the gift must be received. It is available to everyone, but God does not force it on anyone. We have to receive it. We have to take the package, and open the box, accepting it as our own. We each have to make the decision to receive Jesus Christ into our lives.

Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God (John 1:12).

Some people imagine that God’s love has to be earned; that we have to do something to deserve His forgiveness that we have to somehow be good enough to merit His acceptance. A gift you have to pay for is no gift at all.

Perhaps you opened that gift years ago and it has been sitting on the shelf. You have been too busy, too distracted, or too hurting to give Christ the time and attention you know He deserves.

Take him into your heart and into your life, even today. That gift from God has a tag with your name on it. What better day than Christmas to renew your commitment to Christ; or what better day than Christmas, to begin a new life of fellowship with Jesus Christ, a new life of joy, peace, and love?

We would love to have you join us on in our Christmas Day service at 9 am 8/23 Springs Road East Tamaki, Auckland. You can call me on (09) 2712191 or 021-648821. You can also visit us at www.indianclc.org

Moses Singh is the Pastor at the Indian Christian Life Centre, East Tamaki, Manukau. The above is an edited version. For full text, visit www.indiannewslink.co.nz

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