This year I am encouraging Christians to hang an extra stocking with all the rest just for Jesus. This should help us remember that this is a holiday to celebrate his birth. In this stocking encourage your family to write a note of what Jesus has done for each family member this year. Have the children pick out a bible verse or tell a story from the Bible.
This stocking should be the most important stocking in your home. Children need to learn it is better to give than receive. Make this a new family tradition. Before you open gifts and enjoy the day remind your children that Christmas would not have been if it was not for Jesus. Sometime throughout the day or on Christmas eve tell a story about the baby in the manger with no crib for a babe. The little lord Jesus asleep in the hay.
Just as this small church survives the name of Jesus lives on. We need him more and more in our lives everyday as our country has been blessed only because of our belief in the Lord. I fear that a Holy War has began and our beliefs need to be strong. Christians are taught to love one another but there is a time that we need to fight to hold on to this freedom of religion.
Our strength will come from the Lord if we keep our faith in him. Do not fear to tell others about Jesus because he is alive and will come soon. Be prepared and spread the word that Jesus is alive
