This Christmas, Receive the Best Gift Ever Given - Advent Devotional - December 17

The saddest story of Christmas is how those closest to Christ's birth missed it.

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Today's Devotionals

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This Christmas, Receive the Best Gift Ever Given By Rick Warren "By entering through faith into what God has always wanted to do for us — set us right with him, make us fit for him — we have it all together with God because of our Master Jesus" (Romans 5:1 The Message). God knew before you were born that you would be reading this in this moment. He planned to get your attention for just a few seconds so he could say this to you: "I've seen every hurt in your life, and I've never stopped loving you. You matter to me. I love you more than you will ever know. I made you to love you, and I've been waiting for you to love me back."  If you gave me a Christmas gift and I never opened it, you would be disappointed. And it would be a worthless gift, because I don't receive the benefit of a gift I never opened.  Jesus Christ is God's Christmas gift to you. Yet some of us have gone Christmas after Christmas and never opened the best gift of all: God's gift of salvation. Why even celebrate Christmas if you're not going to open the biggest gift? It doesn't make sense to leave unwrapped the gift of your past forgiven, a purpose for living, and a home in Heaven.   CONTINUE READING →

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