Truly Giving

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1 John 2.16 records the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions is not from the Father.

The number one question asked this time of year is, ‘what do you want for Christmas?’ It is the time of year we release our unbridled lust for things upon our friends and family in hopes that these trinkets will make us happier than last year’s trinkets that we received.

But lusting after things is not godly and should not be the practice of Christians. Neither should the accompanying debt that is incurred by so many Christians who buy these things in an attempt to make their friends and family happy.

Do we really believe God is pleased that we celebrate His entrance into our world with wanton lust for stuff and debt to pay for the stuff?

Christians have allowed the world to redefine Christmas but it is time for Christians to redefine Christmas again.

Certainly this time of year is the celebration of giving – God giving His Son so that the world hopelessly estranged from Him could be reconciled back to Him.

When God gave He gave Himself and He gave Himself humbly as a vulnerable child without hype or fanfare being born in a stable with a feeding trough for a bed.

Humility and sacrifice mark God’s gift to men.

If we are to redefine Christmas we must begin with imitating God’s giving – the gift of ourselves in humility and sacrifice for the welfare of others.

Rather than buying more stuff for those who have much but want more how can we give more of ourselves to those who have little and need more? Perhaps Christians could serve more as families among the less fortunate this time of year rather than buy their children more toys? Perhaps we can make a commitment to give more of our time in the coming year to help those in need rather than purchasing all we can for one special day?

Christians are to accumulate one debt and that is the debt of love for others.

Let us love by giving ourselves away, after all that is how God initiated Christmas.

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