This year we want even more for Christmas to be a Christ centered Christmas. The end goal of every Christian is to be conformed to Christ. We are to be born of the Spirit, and live according to the Spirit. So we want any gift given or received this Christmas to be according to this end. What better way to celebrate the birth of Christ on Earth than to help each other to conform to Christ. For those who do not believe in Him, then the gift should help to bring the birth of Christ in your life. For those that already believe, the gift should be for encouraging and equipping a believer to conform to the Christ who we celebrate his birth that Christmas day.
So you may ask, what about bikes and toys for our children?! And the sparkle in their eye when they open those exciting gifts? Well, that can be saved for birthdays or for any other day of the year. Heck, what better time to get a kid a bike but when it’s summertime and he or she is old enough for a new bike.
