Season of Giving

We all call this time of year the season of giving. The reason, off the top of our heads, being that we go out and get a gift to give to someone on Christmas. This year's season of giving has been pretty ridiculous. There have been multiple occasions this year where police had to intervene to stop people from hurting each other because they were trying to get a black friday deal. Well I have really been thinking about this lately, so let's take it back to why Christmas is even here. Jesus was born on Christmas day about 2014-2017 years ago. That is why we call it CHRISTmas... Anyways, how did this part of the year leading up to Christmas get the title of the season of giving? Yes, when the three wise men came to see Jesus after he was born they all gave him gifts symbolizing he was king. That is not what I'm talking about. John 3:16 says, "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." We have all heard the verse and most of us have become numb to what it means because we have heard it so much. This season is called the season of giving because on Christmas day 2014-2017 years ago, God gave us the ultimate gift-His Son. He gave us His Son who would eventually be hung on a cross and suffer for us. Since it is the season of giving we should constantly be giving thanks to God for giving us His Son, along with all of the other blessings that we have. Yes, I know that Thanksgiving day is only once a year, but that doesn't mean that we should just give thanks for one day out of the year. During these next few days, remember why we are celebrating this day- Jesus, the Ultimate Gift.