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“A Christmas Carol” By The Son of God
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by Filip Brunner
hristmas a humbug, uncle!" said Scrooge's
much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon
nephew. "You don't mean that, I am sure?"
us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints. And this
“I do,” said Scrooge. “Merry Christmas!
they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to
What right have you to be merry? What reason have you to
the Lord, and unto us by the will of God. Insomuch that we
be merry? You're poor enough.” (From: The Christmas Carol
desired Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also finish
by Charles Dickens)
in you the same grace also” (2 Corinthians 8:1-6).
If Christmas is not to be the dismal occasion Mr.
The Macedonian church was poor in material riches but
Ebenezer Scrooge makes it out to be, what should we
was rich toward God. Notice that “…they gave their own
conclude that Christmas really is all about?
selves to God first.” It sounds to me like if we are going
Scrooge belief is that it is the accumulation of riches that satisfies and that Christmas is a waste of resources and therefore needs to be avoided at all cost. What Mr. Ebenezer is missing like so many of us miss at Christmas is that it is not about this world’s riches. Indeed Christmas is not about us at all. It is about God and His willingness to reconcile us to Himself. So, all in all, it is not about us giving gifts to one another but God giving us the gift of Jesus. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy getting gifts as much as anyone but, what would happen if we, out of gratitude for
to give anything back to Jesus in exchange for His gift of
our Savior, gave gifts to Jesus. This is a practice which has
eternal life to us, we need to give ourselves to Him. What
been done in the past or it might even be something which
more fitting gift to The Son of God then this.
your family is in the practice of doing but what gift could we
“I am as light as a feather, I am as happy as an angel,
possibly give to someone who has everything? Or, does He?
I am as merry as a schoolboy. I am as giddy as a drunken
“Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia; How that in
man. A merry Christmas to everybody! …” Now in the end, you Ebenezer, understand that
a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their
unburdening yourself from the sin of this world that you
deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.
find the true purpose of life.
power they were willing of themselves; Praying us with
24 // December 2020
About The Author
For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their Filip Brunner is married to his wife, Dr. Kim Brunner and together they have six children. He is a writer, author, and artist.
