The wonder of Christmas is often depicted by the sparkeling eyes and broad, expectant smile of a child getting ready to take off the beautiful paper and ribbons from the gifts left under the Christmas tree by Santa Claus.
The true wonder is that the Creator of the universe divested Himself of His glory (not His diety) and came into the world, born in a humble stable, by a virgin, Mary.
He came as the GIFT of God. "For God so loved the world that He GAVE His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." John 3:16
Jesus GAVE His life as an atoning sacrifice for your sins and mine, and now offers the GIFT of forgiveness and reconciliation with God, the penalty for our transgressions having been fully paid for by His death on the cross.
"For the wages of sin is death, but the free GIFT of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 6:23
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