Acting like Him

Acting like Him
But when the time had fully come, God sent his son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law that we might receive the full rights of sons. Galatians 4:4-5 NIV

I love Christmas! I love the whole lighted tree, caroling, visiting, fooding, sunrise service, snowing, bright colored packages all tied up with string thing. One of my favorite Christmases was when I volunteered to deliver gifts for a toy drive. I even donned one of those silly red hats that had white faux fur tipping its top and surrounding its base. Near the end of my route I took notice that my cheeks were sore. I had been smiling the whole evening. My heart was just exploding with joy at being able to give a little something to others.

While delivering those gifts I felt like I was celebrating. Delivering that stuff and meeting all of those people made me feel really good. I didn't realize it at the time, but I was sort of re-enacting what God did for us when He gave us Christ. God gave us a wonderful gift that we neither earned nor deserved. I can only imagine that the elation I felt was only a microcosm of the joy God felt when His son was born. At just the right time, God sent His son into the world, to redeem the world. Why…? to give us the rights of a son or daughter of God. What are those rights? They are many, but I think the greatest of them is to have the right to call God Father.

Merry Christmas you sons and daughters of the Most High God! And may you imitate your heavenly Father in all of your ways.