Reader
In the little town of Bethlehem over 2000 years ago, God came to Earth in the form of a man.
Jesus Christ, who is the image of the invisible God, left His glory, power, and position at the right hand of our Father in Heaven to come to Earth as God's only begotten Son, born of a virgin named Mary.He arrived at just the right time in history to proclaim redemption to mankind, offering peace, love, joy, and hope to all who believe on His name.
Jesus ministered to thousands during His ministry, healing the broken hearted, recovering the sight of the
blind,
and setting imprisoned captives free from sin. But because He testified of our sin and need for salvation,
leaders motived by power and self-righteousness orchestrated His cruel torture and death on the Roman cross.
Nevertheless, this was all part of the Father’s plan.
Even the evil powers of this age did not understand, or they would not have crucified Him!
For Jesus was buried, and He rose to life three days later, proving that He is true, He is God, and that only true love overcomes death. Jesus’ payment for our sins through the cross offers us the precious gift to be reconciled to our heavenly Father for eternity. God's plan for our redemption is illustrated in His love letter to us- the Bible.
My Child,
You may not know me, but I know everything about you.
Psalm
139:1
I know when you sit down and when you rise up.
Psalm 139:2
I am familiar with all your ways.
Psalm 139:3
Even the very hairs on your head are numbered.
Matthew 10:29-31
For you were made in my image.
Genesis 1:27
In me you live and move and have your being.
Acts 17:28
For you are my offspring.
Acts 17:28
I knew you even before you were conceived.
Jeremiah 1:4-5
I chose you when I planned creation.
Ephesians 1:11-12
You were not a mistake, for all your days are written in my book.
Psalm 139:15-16
I determined the exact time of your birth and where you would live.
Acts 17:26
You are fearfully and wonderfully made.
Psalm 139:14
I knit you together in your mother's womb.
Psalm 139:13
And brought you forth on the day you were born.
Psalm 71:6
I have been misrepresented by those who don't know me.
John
8:41-44
I am not distant and angry, but am the complete expression of love.
1 John 4:16
And it is my desire to lavish my love on you.
1 John 3:1
Simply because you are my child and I am your Father.
1 John
3:1
I offer you more than your earthly father ever could.
Matthew
7:11
For I am the perfect Father.
Matthew 5:48
Every good gift that you receive comes from my hand.
James 1:17
For I am your provider and I meet all your needs.
Matthew
6:31-33
My plan for your future has always been filled with hope.
Jeremiah 29:11
Because I love you with an everlasting love.
Jeremiah 31:3
My thoughts toward you are countless as the sand on the seashore.
Psalm 139:17-18
And I rejoice over you with singing.
Zephaniah 3:17
I will never stop doing good to you.
Jeremiah 32:40
For you are my treasured possession.
Exodus 19:5
I desire to establish you with all my heart and all my soul.
Jeremiah 32:41
And I want to show you great and marvelous things.
Jeremiah
33:3
If you seek me with all your heart, you will find me.
Deuteronomy
4:29
Delight in me and I will give you the desires of your heart.
Psalm 37:4
For it is I who gave you those desires.
Philippians 2:13
I am able to do more for you than you could possibly imagine.
Ephesians 3:20
For I am your greatest encourager.
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
I am also the Father who comforts you in all your troubles.
2
Corinthians 1:3-4
When you are brokenhearted, I am close to you.
Psalm 34:18
As a shepherd carries a lamb, I have carried you close to my heart.
Isaiah 40:11
One day I will wipe away every tear from your eyes.
Revelation
21:3-4
And I'll take away all the pain you have suffered on this earth.
Revelation 21:3-4
I am your Father, and I love you even as I love my son, Jesus.
John 17:23
For in Jesus, my love for you is revealed.
John 17:26
He is the exact representation of my being.
Hebrews 1:3
He came to demonstrate that I am for you, not against you.
Romans
8:31
And to tell you that I am not counting your sins.
2 Corinthians
5:18-19
Jesus died so that you and I could be reconciled.
2 Corinthians
5:18-19
His death was the ultimate expression of my love for you.
1
John
4:10
I gave up everything I loved that I might gain your love.
Romans
8:31-32
If you receive the gift of my son Jesus, you receive me.
1 John
2:23
And nothing will ever separate you from my love again.
Romans
8:38-39
Come home and I'll throw the biggest party heaven has ever seen.
Luke 15:7
I have always been Father, and will always be Father.
Ephesians
3:14-15
My question is…Will you be my child?
John 1:12-13
I am waiting for you.
Luke 15:11-32
Love, Your Dad.
Almighty God
Reader, the greatest gift you can ever receive is to know Jesus' love
for
you.
the gospel of peace
Eternal life and everlasting peace is the greatest gift you can receive by believing in Jesus' finished work on the cross.
The perfect gift is not found in material possessions, earthly experiences, or human interactions, but in a real, personal relationship with Jesus Christ— the Author of Life and only name under heaven by which we must be saved.
When we are honest with ourselves we know that our unrighteous actions against other people and against God deserve punishment. But we cannot redeem ourselves, because we are imperfect and unable to pay the price that justice demands. In God’s love for us, Father God made the way for us to be redeemed and reconciled to Himself through His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ.
Jesus is the prophesied Messiah and the fullness of God in human flesh, one with the Father and Holy Spirit as the only eternal Living God. He lived a perfectly sinless life and fulfilled the Old Testament law by nailing our sins to the cross. By the blood He shed for us, we can make peace with God and be forgiven of our sins through the mighty power of love.
To receive the Father's free and precious gift to you, you must accept it for it to become yours. No one can receive it on your behalf, for it is by our faith that we are justified. God's law is simple- that we love the Lord, and love each other.
Just as our Heavenly Father adorned the night sky with a guiding star to lead the wise men to the newborn King of kings, so too will He guide you on your journey through life when you place your faith in Jesus Christ as Saviour, Redeemer, Teacher and Lord.
Salvation is a free gift received through love- not because it is cheap, but because it is the precious, priceless righteousness of Christ’s blood shed out of His great love for us.
Dear
Reader
,May Jesus’ unfailing, everlasting love fill your heart as we remember His birth and celebrate His precious gift of salvation, grace, and mercy to us.
May you have a blessed, peaceful, and joyous Christmas!
Receive The Gift
Receiving the free gift of love and eternal life simply requires faith, even as small as a mustard seed, that God's Word is true and that Jesus died and rose again to redeem you from your sins.
Prayer is how we communicate with God. Our Father already knows your heart, so sincerity and humility is important to confess our sins and renounce them.
You can try praying something like this if you don’t know where to start.
Dear Father God,
I know I've sinned against You and ask for Your forgiveness and mercy. I'm tired of doing things my way and I want to make peace with You because I trust in Your goodness.
I believe Jesus died on the cross for my sins and rose again to life so I can be saved. I surrender my life to You and ask to receive Your gfit of eternal life because of the victory Jesus has won for me.
I'm trusting in Jesus as my Lord and Saviour from this point forward. Please forgive me of all my sins and cleanse me from all unrighteousness. Help me with my faith and help me to be the person you made me to be.
Thank you for your amazing love and grace!
In Jesus’ name,
Amen
He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
John 1:10-13
