Jesus’s Christmas Wish

Christmas Poem

O come all ye faithful, to the little town of Bethlehem,

Because in thy dark streets shineth the everlasting light,

It was a silent night, an O holy night,

Oh what a sight as the harold angels sing,

But Mary said He’s coming soon, but there is no room,

As she reminded Joseph that a baby changes everything,

So I fell on my knees as the angels sing,

Joy to the world as we saw 3 kings,

And we all were sore afraid,

as the little Lord Jesus laid down his sweet head,

People were asking what child is this,

as He was born upon a midnight clear with sweet bliss,

It was the first Noel but I had no gift for Him,

So someone played their drum for Him,

But there was no danger,

For He was born away in a manger.

Introduction

Well Christmas is right around the corner. And we are asking questions. Right? You are asking questions, right?

You may be asking what does my wife or husband want for Christmas this year? Or you may be asking that about the grand kids.

Maybe you are asking if you will get that special gift that you have had your eye on for a while. Maybe you are asking will I get what is on your Christmas list.

Well let me ask you this. Does JC have a Christmas list? Does JC have a Christmas wish? Well folks you bet he does! You should know that HE does.

But have you been asking what does Jesus want? After all it is His birthday. JC does have a Christmas list and your name is on the very top of it.

And then He has another Christmas list with your name on it. And another list with your name on it.

And the Bible says that JC wants everyone to come to repentance and thereby He wants everyone to be saved. And folks that is Jesus’s Christmas wish.

In fact it is His wish all the time, not just at Christmas. But JC wants you to be saved for Christmas. IOW He wants you for Christmas.

Christmas

And speaking of Christmas, let me ask you, are you ready for Christmas? It is only 21 days from now. That is just 3 weeks.

Are you ready for:

All the fanfare?

All the gifts?

All the visitors that you may have?

All the lights and glitter?

All the food?

But are you ready for Jesus?

Little Drummer Boy

Do you remember the story of the little drummer boy? It is a fictitious about a little boy who went to visit the baby Jesus.

There were kings and wise men there and they were giving the baby expensive gifts. But the little drummer boy was poor, he had no expensive gifts to give.

Here are some of the words to the song:

Come they told me,

A new born King to see,

Our finest gifts we bring,

To lay before the King,

I have no gift to bring

That's fit to give the King

Shall I play for you,

On my drum?

Mary nodded,

The ox and lamb kept time,

I played my drum for Him,

I played my best for Him,

Then He smiled at me,

Me and my drum.

This little humble fellow had nothing to give to Jesus, the newborn King.

So what did he do? He did the only thing he could do.

He gave Jesus:

He created a gift for JC out of what he had.

Out of the talent and resources that God had given him.

The gift of music

His talent as a drummer

The only thing he knew to do, play his drum

And I have to believe that the little drummer boy poured his heart into that song.

I have to believe that the little drummer boy poured himself into that gift to Jesus.

Basically, the little drummer boy gave himself to Jesus through music.

And what are we doing here today?

What are you doing here today?

Are you giving yourself to Jesus through your God given talents?

But I also have to believe that the little drummer boy did not stop with music.

I believe that the little drummer boy gave his whole life to the little baby in the manger, Jesus Christ.

Have you?

As we come upon this Christmas season, I urge you to give.

Not your money (you came to church and we did not try to get your money)

Not a material gift

Not a meal

Not even a song

My prayer for you my friends, is that you will give to Jesus the most wonderful Christmas present of all.

And that Christmas present is you. If you are not saved then my prayer is that you will give your heart and your very life to JC.