The Christmas season is filled with wonder and excitement. Even those who do not know Jesus can sense something different about this time of year. Help your friends see beyond the gifts and decorations to the true meaning of the season – God himself came to earth to rescue them!
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This time of year everybody agrees: Christmas is enchanting.
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada, and you can’t deny it. When December rolls around – when you wake up in the morning and you step outside and you see your breath, feel the frost, the crunch of fallen snow – when you listen to the quiet and see ice sparkling on the branches, it swells your heart with delight. Christmas is on the way, and your joy rises with every carol you hear, every card you receive. There’s something inexplicably charming and other-worldly about Christmas. Giving gifts, sharing smiles, hot coffees and cocoa, happy surprises, visit from friends, and just the wonder of it all. And that’s a good word for it: Christmas is filled with wonder. It’s something even unbelievers sense this time of year. How is that possible?
Well, I remember David Mathis saying that all people sense this enchantment because “at the very heart [of Christmas] is the essence of the supernatural: God himself entering our realm. At Christmas, God ‘came down,’ not just to observe human sin and inflict righteous judgment from the outside, but to be human and work his mercy from the inside.” Now here’s what’s fascinating to me. I mean, think on this: Why does Christmas have this magnetism in a society that has tried everything it can to empty it of its true meaning? Well, it’s because even people who do not know Christ sense something profoundly different about this special time of year. David Mathis goes on to say that, “Even non-believers sense that the real magic of Christmas is not in gifts and goodies; those who do not know God realize there’s something more to it all than homespun traditions with indoor coziness and outdoor snow. What lies at the heart of Christmas, and whispers to every soul is the most stunning and significant fact that God himself became one of us.”
Now non-believers won’t admit that. They try to “suppress this truth” as it says of them in Romans 1:18. The truth about Christmas, though, is so evident in Christmas cards, the words to Christmas carols and so much more. But the Bible says that non-believers suppress this truth. They know Christmas is different. They know something’s going on that’s beyond them because “since the creation of the world,” it says, “God's invisible qualities – his eternal power and divine nature – have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made so that people are without excuse.” So, people don’t even need a Christmas card or carol. I mean, they can look up into the brilliant night sky. They can wake up in the morning, step outside and see their breath, feel the frost, crunch of snow, and they can listen to the quiet and see ice sparkling like diamonds, and all of that – all of it – is an expression of God’s invisible qualities. People know that, but they suppress it.
Well, this season, help your unsaved neighbors and friends to recognize the truth, the stunning fact that God himself came to rescue them. Don’t let them suppress that fact. And to help you with that I want to give you a special gift. It’s David Mathis’ book, “The Christmas We Didn’t Expect.” We have a limited supply to give, so be sure to go to joniradio.org right away, and ask for your free copy of this extraordinary book. It’s a beautiful free gift just for you to share with those who wonder about the enchantment of this special time of year. Get your free copy today at joniradio.org. It’ll explain truth that your neighbors and friends simply cannot suppress.
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