I am very excited about this Christmas because my eldest child is almost 3 and old enough to really get into her gifts. Don’t get me wrong, I will enjoy watching the 10 month old try to open her presents, then proceed to try to eat the wrapping paper (she gets that from her dad), but the excitement and anticipation in my oldest child’s eyes will be so worth the time an effort put into the day. And I know she will deeply treasure whatever she gets, at least for a couple hours…
That begs the question of whether I am as excited about my gift of Jesus. As a Christian of over 20 years, many times I find myself lacking in excitement for, even bored about, what an amazing gift God gave us. He is MY SALVATION and REASON FOR LIVING! I have to check myself many times to see if I am being a “lukewarm” Christian (Rev. 3:16) and just going through the motions of Church, Bible Study, prayer, etc. This is such a great time of year to do a gut check and see if I am the man, father, and follower I should be.
And I get to open presents!!!
Merry Christmas, and God Bless.
