Ember G Writes

Hi everyone! How was your Christmas? Let me know in the comments or message me on my socials.

Thank you for supporting the last post, I appreciate it and after the feedback I received via messages, I will certainly do a few more Theology/Bible posts.

My Christmas was quiet this year, my family isn’t all that big but this year it felt even smaller. I suppose when celebrations occur that is when I notice it more.

I’m aware I have a small family, but when I am work and over hear someone say they need; 13 large wooden spoons because they are having 6 different bowls of mixed vegetables for there family of 35, I guess it puts things into perspective how small my family is!

When my sister and I were younger, we used to go to my aunties house with our parents, there would be six or seven of us at most. We haven’t done that for many years, thinking back to it I wonder how my auntie coped with all those people?

Her home wasn’t the biggest but she always put out a spread. Earlier this year, my auntie passed away. It was a shock. This year, my cousin had his first Christmas without his mother. I don’t really remember my first Christmas without my dad, but I did go through it.

A part of me wonders if losing a parent later on in life, hurts more? You have way more time to spend with them and getting to know them.

These thoughts might be morbid but it got me thinking about Jesus. As I am sure many of you know (you also might not) He had 12 Disciples, followers. They were His friends, His family, His brothers.

They witnessed so many incredible things. They saw the deaf hear, the blind gaining sight, the lame walking, the sick healed and the dead raised to life. Imagine seeing all those things, you would believe that Jesus was truly invincible.

But then, remember, Jesus came to us as a baby. A human. With flesh and bones. He was despised by various groups of people, they sent him to die a very painful death. Jesus, being the son of God, certainly could’ve saved himself and proved all those people, wrong.

Yet, Jesus chose to sacrifice Himself on our behalf. To die in our place. Jesus defeated death. By His sacrifice and His grace, we have the gift of eternal life. We can spend eternity with Him and God our father.

How can we do that? By saying yes and accepting the gift. At Christmas people give gifts, they have thought about you and bought something on your behalf. Not much different than what Jesus did, right?

Except, Jesus’ gift cost a lot more than the gift off that man called Ralph, who you spoke to that one time on the bus, even if he lives round the corner!

Giving your life to save another life? Try to put a price tag on that! I am truly in awe of that. How could someone willingly do that for strangers?

I wasn’t feeling festive at all this year. I blamed it on finishing work late but then, I remembered, Christmas is not about feeling festive, it is about God sending His only child down to us as a baby, to grow into an adult and save all of humanity.

A sacrifice. A gift. A baby.