Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

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It's been almost 2 months since I haven't blogged here because of life's busyness and the school's demands. I even didn't feel it's Christmas during those times. I haven't felt the emerging season for the first time.

Nevertheless, we are still celebrating Christmas—celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ(so please, don't "X" Christ in Christmas.), celebrating God's greatest love to us. That love is shown when Christ, whom we celebrate right now, was crucified on the cross, and when his blood was shed for the forgiveness of our sins.

We now already have the big solution, the greatest gift we could have: the forgiveness of sins, reunion with God, and eternal life. And what we only have to do is to accept it in our lives.

You can accept it right now. Just pray to God, say to Him that you're sorry for your sins, and that you receive His gift with all your heart, that you accept Him as your Lord and Savior...

"Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God--" — John 1:12

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." — John 3:16

So...It's been different right now. I haven't posted anything for a long time. But actually, I'll be going to work on a few posts, which you'll read as soon as possible.

But for now, I wish you a blessed Christmas..Never forget it's true meaning!

Here's a nice rendition of "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" by one of the country's acclaimed musicians—Ebe Dancel. Enjoy.

Merry Christmas!

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