When the Christmas season is near what do we usually think about? Christmas parties, shopping gifts, 13th month and Christmas bonus (also nth month pay for the privileged ones), family gatherings / reunions, Christmas rush and heavy traffic… the list just goes on and on…

The Christmas season is so commercialized nowadays that it’s hard to imagine spending it without experiencing these things. With all these during the holidays, sometimes we do forget what Christmas is really all about. It’s not bad to be occupied with these things but all of these are just icing to the cake. The reason why we celebrate Christmas is Jesus: the greatest gift of all. Let us take this time to thank Him for the gift of salvation and also prepare out hearts for His Second Coming.

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Matthew 24:36 (NIV) "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

Matthew 24:42-44 (NIV) "Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. 43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. 44 So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.