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For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23 I’ve told the story before of a man who was getting ready to put a sign in his yard that said “N-O-E-L” to spread some Christmas cheer. It was a cold night, a snowstorm hit, and the man was trying to put the letters up from behind instead of facing them. He fumbled and bumbled, and said some very un-Christmas-like things in the process. He finally finished, plugged in the lights and promptly forgot about them. The next morning, he awoke to a foot of snow on the ground. He went outside to take a look at his sign and noticed he put the letters up backwards, “L-E-O-N.” Now, his neighbor across the street was named Leon. And when he saw him fixing the sign he said, “Man, I thought that was just for me!” When God came in Christ, He came for you. It wasn’t a mistake. It was a gift with your name on it, a gift Jesus purchased. And the question of Christmas is whether or not we’re willing to open that gift and receive it by faith, or simply let it sit under the tree. The greatest gift of Christmas is the gift of salvation. In fact, the very name of Jesus means, “God saves.” Receive that gift, be saved by faith, and you’ll experience eternal life!

Our Precious Saviour

by Dr. Paul Chappell

“Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded. Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.”
1 Peter 2:6–8

Probably the most famous set of presents ever given were the Imperial Eggs the house of Faberge made for the Tsars of Russia between 1885 and 1917. Numbering fifty in all, most of these intricate and elaborate eggs are in museum and private collections, but some were lost during the Russian Revolution. A man paid $13,302 at a flea market for a sculpted piece, that he originally intended to melt for scrap metal. But he had trouble selling it, and about a decade later, in 2012, he investigated further and found that he had the missing Third Imperial Egg—worth more than $30 million. When we think about things that are precious, there are some that are valuable because of their age and craftsmanship. Others have great value because of the materials that went into making them. Some are prized because of who made them. The Faberge eggs are valuable because of all three.
The worth of Jesus is beyond price. There is no measure by which we could appraise or evaluate just how precious He is. But we can and should remember to be grateful for the amazing sacrifice that brought the Lord into the world, and then took Him to the cross. The measure of the worth of the blood that He shed for our salvation is seen in what it purchased—the eternal souls of all of us who accepted God’s salvation through Jesus Christ. No human gift will ever compare to the precious Saviour born in Bethlehem.
 

Today’s Growth Principle: 

Celebrate the birth, life, and work of our precious Saviour every day throughout this Christmas season.