"The Unwrapped Gift"

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"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.
Have you left an unopened gift under the tree?


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.


Jesus Christ says to you, "I can replace the frustration in your heart with peace. I can replace the guilt, resentment, shame, and grudges with forgiveness. I can replace the worry and anxiety with confidence and faith.  I can replace depression or despair with hope. I can replace emptiness with meaning and purpose. I can replace confusion with clarity. But I'm not going to break down the door of your heart. You've got to invite me in."


God is saying, "I want the rest of your life to be the best of your life. I'm with you, and I'm for you. I want to save you from your past. I want to save you for the purpose I made you for. And I want to save you by my grace. If you'll let me do that, I will give you peace with me, peace of me, and peace with other people. But you've got to open the door, receive and unwrap the best gift ever given to mankind - [font face="verdana" size="3"]JESUS![/font]"  [font face="comic sans ms"][font size="3"]"[/font][font size="2"]That's what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown!"
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