It's Never Too Early to be a Christmas Blessing

It's not too early to be a Christmas Blessing. I just received my first notice about Operation Christmas Child with Samaritan's Purse in the mail.

More than two thousand years ago the Magi came from the East bearing gifts for the new King, Jesus Christ. Tradition says they travelled many, many miles by camel. They brought valuable gifts to honor the Messiah. They gave what they had: gold, myrrh and frankincense. Obviously they were wealthy so they gave of their wealth.

We Have Wealth to Share This Christmas

We too are wealthy. We in North America have so much compared to Third world countries. A lot of the people in the poor countries do not even have clean water or enough food to eat. Kids go to bed hungry not knowing if they will get even a crust of bread tomorrow.

Like the Magi presented gifts to Jesus we also can present gifts to Jesus this Christmas season. We don't have to travel by camel or even plane to deliver them. We only need to pack up a shoebox and pack it with toys. Collection week for Operation Christmas Child begins November 24th to 29th. It’s easy to contribute. The media presents the details to us as the date approaches.

Give to Jesus This Christmas Season

As you have fun scouring the dollar stores and your kids find toys to fill one or several shoe boxes remember the Magi.

Just as they lay down their gifts at Jesus feet we too worship with them as we lay our shoe boxes filled with toys and the things that bless the needy children around the world on the pile of shoe boxes accumulating in our neighborhood.

The Bible says that as we give to those in need we are giving to Jesus.

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Ruth is the author of a children's Christmas book, A Christmas Present for Goliath, the delightful story of a camel whose life is changed forever when she carries her master across the desert to visit Baby Jesus. Ruth is also the author of The Lion Tree, a Christian fantasy novel for children, and a free e-book guide for parents, called How to Introduce Your Child to Jesus – Their Forever Friend. You can get your copy of this free guide and learn about Ruth's other products by visiting her website, www.RuthWillms.com

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