God became a man

Behold the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. God became a man and lived among us. 

 

Although he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death... on a cross.

 

Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. 

 

Is 7:14; Philipians 2:6-11

Christmas - God became a man

In every part of the world Christmas is celebrated with gifts, food, visits and songs. They speak of the Virgin Mary, the Christ child, the shepherds, the wisemen and so many other things, but what is the true reason we can celebrate?

 

For me, celebrating Christmas is celebrating Christ. Christmas is remembering that God became a man and lived with us as a man but without sin. The gifts, the new clothes, the special fool, the family visits and the Christmas songs are all pretty and fine; but they are the way we celebrate, not the reason for the celebration. The true reason to celebrate is that on this day we remember that the son of God came to serve us all and to give His life to redeem ours.

Generous God

In the measure that you give you will receive. Paul sail, "He who gives little, receives little; he who give in abundance, receives in abundance." If we change our perspective to one that forgets what we give and remembers what we receive, we will open ourselves to generous giving to others. Giving is the thermometer of love. If there is love in the heart, generosity will be a frequent action in your life, and not just giving money. We will also be generous in our friendship, time, love and forgiveness.

 

God is our best example. He loved so... that he gave his only Son, so all those that believe in Him... can have eternal life. He gave the best so we could enjoy a live full of love and the eternity with Him.

 

Receive from God's generous gift and be generous with others.

God's Math

Seneca said, The best way to do good to ourselves is to do it to others."  

 

Generosity is not just giving material goods. We must give love, mercy, time and more. Have you noticed that the days you go about angry and upset, it seems as though the rest of the world is angry and upset too. We don't just share money and possessions; we also share attitudes and actions. We will them realize that if we are happy, the rest of the world will treat us positively and with a good attitude. If we show love, we will be loved. 

 

God's math works like this; love, joy and peace multiply when we share them with others. Share with others and you'll see a difference in your life. The whole world will change because you have been generous. It's true, the best way to do good to ourselves is to do it to others.

Generosity

One of the best ways to enjoy what you have is to give to others. It is better to give than to receive, because he who gives receives.

When one gives with a willing and happy heart they receive joy for having helped others and he who gives, like the one that sows his seeds for a good harvest, is preparing for himself future provision. It's like nature's water cycle. The water falls as rain, waters the plants, passes to the rivers, evaporates and returns to the heavens to fall again as rain.

The cycle of God's blessing is similiar. God gives to us, we share with others, they give thanks to God and God gives to us again.

William Walsh said, "A generous action is its own reward." Try it!