Celebrate Jesus

Written by Gail Rodgers

Advent – Christmas Day

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The smell of Christmas baking permeated every corner of the house. Walking in from outside, the fragrance was welcoming. The smell alone created an appetite and an expectation.

Did you know that you permeate the circle you live in with a fragrance? Oh, it’s not your perfume or your aftershave. No, the Bible tells us …

“…God …through us, spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Christ” (2 Corinthians 2:14).

As you go through this special season you are taking the fragrance of Christ with you into your circle.

The celebration of the birth of Jesus is sometimes pushed to the background amid the food and gifts and activities of the season. Yet you bring the fragrance of Him with you as you interact with those around you. You can bring acceptance and love, gentleness and kindness. You can bring an unselfish spirit and embracing warmth. You can bring the very things His birth brought to you!

What is Advent?
Take a lesson: Discovering advent

Somewhere in your circle there may be one for whom this season is difficult. Seek that person out and give away some of the love Jesus gave you. Create a hunger for Him in those around you by sharing the fragrance of Jesus.

Simply ask for His Holy Spirit to fill you today with power from Him so you can share that fragrance of His loving care. Share His gentle love today and, as the old saying goes, “if necessary, use words.”

Father God,
I want to say a special “Thank you” today for the gift of Your Son, Jesus. Thank you that knowing Him can change a life! Help me today to have a heart full of the abundance of all Jesus is — love and gentleness, acceptance and caring. Help me to be filled with these things, by the power of the Holy Spirit, so that the fragrance of Christ will permeate wherever You have me today! In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.

Questions: While you are celebrating today, is there someone that you know that you could give the gift of love to? How? How are you spreading Christ’s fragrance around, especially today?

About this Author Gail Rodgers

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3 Responses to “Celebrate Jesus”

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kanj says:

December 26, 2008 at 4:45 pm

from my family to all of God’s children, a very blessed Christmas to all. for myself personally, the opportunity to give the gift of love was not only given in abundance but readily accepted. this family member was dealt a blow of many recent blows and although no time is a good time to deal with such a traumatic blow, just knowing that love was all that was needed from someone who truly cares, me, the ‘older’ sibling(not necessary the wiser). in just accepting the invitation to share my family’s celebration today is what this day is all about-LOVE one another. as the aroma of the turkey wafted through-out the house, so did the love.
to all the ladies here, the authors, the mentors, the others who keep this site running(with precision), Merry Christmas to all
DonnaL says:

December 25, 2008 at 12:32 pm

Merry Christmas everyone. May we have thankful hearts today for the precious gift of Jesus. And may we share that gift with someone else today. Love from here, Donna
sharon says:

December 25, 2008 at 8:06 am

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE AND BLESS YOU ALL. AND THANK YOU TO ALL WHO WRITE THESE GREAT DEVOTIONALS YOUR TIME IS GREATLY APPRECAITED