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b'Christmas season is always something I look forward to. Excitement can be\\nseen and felt everywhere I turn: music is coming from shops, and people are\\nsinging carols. The Christmas season brings to town upcountry folks, and\\nthe streets of the cities are full of people as the shopkeepers have\\nbrought in new merchandise just for the Christmas season. The atmosphere in\\npeople\\u2019s homes changes as well. This is a time when friends are invited to\\nshare meals and relatives who live far away are also invited for meals and\\nfellowship. It\\u2019s a family reunion!\\n.\\nThe coming of Jesus from heaven to earth, which we celebrate during the\\nChristmas season, truly changed the world forever. It changed human\\nhistory! It gave the hope of a family reunion\\u2014the reunion of God and His\\ncreation. Though the world had become alienated from God because of\\nhumanity\\u2019s sin, God was reconciling the world to Himself through the life,\\ndeath, and resurrection of Jesus (Romans 8:18-25; 2 Corinthians 5:18-21).\\n.\\nThe celebration of Jesus\\u2019s birth brought excitement and singing in heaven\\nbefore it did on earth. The angel who broke the good news of Jesus\\u2019s birth\\nto the shepherds was joined by the heavenly host, and they praised God and\\nsaid, \\u201cGlory to God in the highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with\\nwhom God is pleased\\u201d (Luke 2:13-14).\\n.\\nAnd the giving and receiving of gifts during Christmas season is a reminder\\nof what God the Father did for us over two thousand years ago. He gave us\\nthe greatest and best of gifts that ever can be given\\u2014His own Son, Jesus\\nChrist! \\u201cThank God for this gift too wonderful for words!\\u201d (2 Corinthians\\n9:15). Jesus came from the Father to die for our sins, and because of His\\ndeath and resurrection, He gives us the gift of everlasting life (John\\n3:16). Receiving this gift brings great joy to whoever puts their trust in\\nJesus. It also causes great joy in heaven, for Jesus says, \\u201cthere is joy in\\nthe presence of God\\u2019s angels when even one sinner repents\\u201d (Luke 15:10). \\u2022\\nCharity Kiregyera\\n.\\n\\u2022 Do you have any favorite Christmas traditions? How might these traditions\\npoint to the good news of Jesus? (If you want to know more about this good\\nnews, see our \\u201cKnow Jesus\\u201d page) \\n.\\n\\u2022 Read 2 Corinthians 9:13-15. How does receiving God\\u2019s gift (of knowing Him\\nthrough Jesus) enlarge us to give generously to others?\\n.\\n\\u201cFor this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son [ Jesus\\nChrist], so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have\\neternal life.\\u201d John 3:16 (NLT)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nLuke.15.10|John.3.16|2Cor.9.13-2Cor.9.15'