PB Devotional

You might have thought Christmas was about presents, or peace on earth and good will to man. But at the center of the Christmas message is a God of love who desires to be with you. God wants to spend time with you.

That's why the Father sent Jesus to be born as a little baby. It set in motion this whole plan of love in Jesus' death and resurrection that would break through the barrier of sin and reunite mankind with a loving Heavenly Father.

Hanging out with mankind was God's idea from the beginning. The Bible says that God walked with Adam and Eve in the cool of the day in the Garden of Eden. The Father sent Jesus because he wanted to renew that kind of intimate fellowship with us.

So have a very merry Christmas knowing that God loves you and wants to be with you. May you know the presence of your Heavenly Father in a special way during this blessed season. And may you join with God's people in singing this glorious hymn, both now and forevermore:

"Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel, shall come to thee oh Israel."

Merry Christmas CLWOC