Getting Ready For The Holidays | Laveda D. Rockford

 

Getting Ready For The Holidays | Laveda D. Rockford

With the weather getting cold and below freezing, that special feeling of sunshine brightens my eyes. What am I talking about, you ask? The bright Christmas lights twinkling in the evening sky to cheer the sighs of so many. This is not the time when we only think of family and friends, but Jesus Christ who came for the price of our sins. Gift giving is celebrated for the gifts that Christ was given on that day when wise men came to worship Him. What is interesting about that, you ask? The three gifts that He, the Christ child, received.

Gold is meant for royalty.

Frankincense and Myrrh was used to anoint the body for burial.

The ultimate sacrifice.

While the Bible does not say how these men were given the knowledge of the Savior being born, one can only assume that they heard about it and was versed in the prophecies that Daniel taught them in Babylon. These men watched the progression of the stars through generations waiting for the event to unfold.

If you read the story of Daniel in the Bible, you will discover that he was taken as a slave to Babylon but eventually became the ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men. (Daniel 2:48) This leads me to believe that he taught them about the prophecies to come. The Messiah. They esteemed Daniel so much because of what he did while in Babylon, they searched the sky for a sign of the coming Messiah throughout the generations.

God has a way of doing things like that.

The gifts that we give should remind us of those extraordinary gifts so many years ago. The gift that I am featuring today is what I decided to do for my daughter and her husband each Christmas. I paint them an ornament. Here is a photo that I took of it today.

 


Please remember to say a prayer or do what you can for those less fortunate, the hungry, the needy. Try and spread the Christmas cheer however you can. We all appreciate it.

God bless and lots of love,

Laveda D. Rockford

© 2024 Laveda D. Rockford

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