Is Christmas the season to be jolly? Or do you want to hibernate until it's over? Is Christmas only about "Santa", tinsel, decorations, presents, overeating, partying or getting presents? What is this Christmas time all about?
Christmas is about getting presents or at least one present. The greatest gift that anyone could ever hope to receive. God gave us a very special gift about 2,000 years ago when He showed us how much He loves us by sending His son, Jesus, into the world as a baby, born in a stable in Bethlehem in Judea.
You'll find the story of His birth in the Bible in Luke chapter 2.
The story doesn't end there of course. It isn't just a nice story to be played out every year in nativity plays in schools and churches. This baby grows up to be a man and after 3 years of ministry ends up being crucified by his own people.
The story of Jesus' death in Luke Chapter 23 from verse 26.
The greatest thing about this story is the fact that this was not the end because Jesus did not stay dead. He rose from the grave and is alive.This means that if we believe in Him we can have eternal life too because, just as Jesus rose from the dead, we who believe in him will rise too.
Read Luke Chapter 24.