Thursday, December 21, 2006

It is this time of the year again. The time for presents and gifts and plenty of food. The time to buy gifts and burn holes in our pocket. Thinking of who to buy for and what to buy. It is just another time to have a big headache.

Well my point is not about all this, or maybe there is some link to it. Christmas is a time to celebrate and another day of holiday. But how many know the true meaning behind it? It is not just about the gifts that we can offer that is materialistic. It is about the gifts that is eternal. The relationship with God. But even for many Christians out there, we have forgotten all this. We put our focus on the gifts and buying of presents. We think about where we want to go with our friends and what we want to do on that Sunday or Monday.

We can say that we are holy, spiritual or whatever but on this day, most important day, what are we doing? Sharing the Gospel? Or just thinking of where to go with your christian friends? I am not saying we should not give presents and spent time with our friends on this day but we should not put it first before other things. It is not point debating this. Almost every christian will make this mistake. We spend so many hours buying presents and thinking what to buy for who. But we spent less than proportionate time praying and inviting someone to know God.

Another thing during this period is that we can truly see who is closer to who from the presents that they gift. The time and cost spend on the presents will symbolize how close a friend you are. Some gifts we can spent hours or even days to search for the best gift but for some, we can just get a gift when we step into any shops. From this, we can see how close the friend is. Ever wonder why sometimes some gifts are more expensive than others? The value of a friend can easily be measured by the cost of the present itself.

So after reading this, what are we going to do? Continue spending more time buying your presents? Or get down to really pray for that someone and invite that someone to church? Maybe to open your dusty bible and start reading it. For the non-believers, maybe you want to know more about this God and Jesus who was born on this Christmas day years back. It is still not too late to experience this. Call me if you need a prayer or to know about God. Also for those Christians who know you are wrong, can call me and we can pray together.

May God bless all who give unto him this day and repent on their mistake committed.