THE CHRISTMAS GIFT IS TOO MUCH!

In ancient history we are told that Caesar had a friend to whom he once gave a magnificent present. But when he offered it, the friend said: “This is too much for me to receive.” To which the emperor replied: “But it is not too much for me to give.” After all our sinfulness and rebellion, God’s gift of pardon through Jesus Christ does seem too much for us to receive; but the riches of divine mercy are so great that it is not too much for Him to give. When God forgives, there is not one sin left unforgiven. Christmas was indeed too great a gift for man, but it was not so for God!