Before Christmas I picked up a very interesting  brochure put out by a jeweller. Very interesting indeed. On the first page it says:  “Make Christmas unforgettable.” On the second page is written at the top: “There is still time to make Christmas special.” Page three has the following headline,” Give her a new look.”

Christmas is all about gifts.

But most people are forgetting the greatest gift, the Lord Jesus Christ.

I still remember the first Christmas the Lord Jesus Christ made unforgettable for me. It was Christmas 1958! That’s when I came out of darkness into light. It was in the month of September 1958. And that Christmas was really special. For the first time in my life I knew, what Christmas was all about. And I am sure I had a new look on my face. Before I knew the Lord I surely did not have any joy. I was really miserable. And even more. I did not only have a new look on my face, I had even a new outlook on the life before me. All of a sudden I had a HOPE. Of course, I did not know very much at that time about spiritual things. But I was willing to learn, and I think I was learning fast.

It is good to get gifts – but you cannot compare them with the greatest GIFT!

You probably ask:  Have you forgotten, that it is still a long time until Christmas? No, I have not forgotten.  But I believe Christmas 1958 was so special for me, because my mother prayed for me.

And here is now a challenge:

Am I willing, to pray for a particular person,  a person the Lord is laying on my heart, that Christmas 2009 will be unforgettable for that person, that Christmas 2009 will be special for that person and that that person will  get a new look on his /her face and a NEW OUTLOOK ON LIFE?