When I was a little girl, my dad
owned the family trucking business. It still exists today. It’s a mail delivery
business. Christmas is a very busy time of year for the mail business.
Everybody wants to get their cards and packages delivered to their loved ones
by Christmas Day. It seemed liked Dad was always working all the time. My
sister and I hardly ever saw him. When we did see him, he was very tired—so
tired that all he wanted to do was sit still and relax.
Our
Christmases with Dad were simple. On Christmas Day, we would get up and watch
television, have breakfast, then go into the dining room, and open up our
presents and stockings. When we were done, we played with our new toys. That
was it. We didn’t go anywhere special, or do anything fancy. We just enjoyed
each other’s company. Having Dad there was such a treat, we didn’t need
anything else. He was our gift.
In Matthew 2:11, the Bible says,
“On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they
bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented
him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.” (New International Version).
The wise men presented Jesus with
their gifts, and them they just enjoyed being in His presence. We live in such
a materialistic society, that it’s easy to miss the simplicity of Christmas—the
birth of Jesus. Do you have the ultimate gift?
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