THE
BEST GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS
One
of the things I admire about females is the way they adore celebration of birthdays,
and of course weddings! However, unlike weddings, birthdays are formally
celebrated yearly. It has been jokingly said that, “If you want to remember
your wife’s birthday; forget it once!” Thus any real husband who always desire
to maintain peace and harmony in his home will fix his wife’s birthday on his almanac.
But irrespective of one’s belief, colour, ethnic origin, race, sex and station
in life, no person can sidestep the waves of Christmas. Almost everyone celebrates
it consciously or unconsciously. Christmas season always blow winds of beauty, calmness,
fragrance, glory, peace, reflections, joy and unity across the globe. It is the
most unique global festive season. The uniqueness of Christmas season calls for
its special celebration. As a special celebration, special gifts need to be
exchanged and presented. And the best of the gifts must be presented to the
person in whose honour and joy Christmas is celebrated – Jesus!
Christmas
is God’s idea. The centre of its special celebration is Jesus. Christmas helps
us to appreciate one of the hackneyed attributes of God – Alpha and Omega. Christmas
thus denotes the ending of one successful year and the beginning of another new
special year. Christmas therefore reminds us that everything begins and ends
with Jesus. He is the Author of life and ‘Landlord’ of time. As the ‘Landlord’
of time, Jesus deserves our appreciation in this special season. We must thus
spend time in His presence. And in His
presence, there is fullness of joy and pleasures for evermore. Truly, “The best
gift a person can give to another person is that person’s time”. We must also
spend quality time with our families and neighbours. The Magi are credited as wise
men because they chose to visit and present gifts such as gold, frankincense
and myrrh to Jesus at His birth. The gold, frankincense and myrrh denote the acknowledgement
of the kingship, priesthood and death of Jesus.
Evangelism
is another great gift. Evangelism is taking the initiative to preach the good
news about Jesus through the power of the Holy Spirit and leaving the results
to God. It is the heart beat of God. Thus evangelism is dear to Jesus. The Magi
shared the good news of Jesus’s birth with King Herod and his officials. King
Herod is a symbol of authorities, governors, principalities, rulers and wicked
people. As you visit and spend quality time with others in this Christmas
season, let your conversation centre on the good news of our Lord and Saviour Jesus
Christ. Christmas is one of the best seasons to seek and share Christ with
others. We need to discover more of Him and share our findings and testimonies
with others during Christmas.
Richard Obeng Mensah, co-author of 37 Benefits of Reading. The writer is an
award-winning author of 7 books and over 250 articles on legal and non-legal
themes.
He is also a certified life and leadership coach, a lawyer, a law
lecturer and a blogger. Blog: www.richard-obeng-mensah.blogspot.com Email: richardobengmensah@gmail.com © 24/12/2012.
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