It's just you and me

and all of the people with nothing to do, nothing to prove. It's just you and me and all of the people and I don't know why I can't take my eyes off of you... (You and Me by Lifehouse)

*sigh* Sorry, I'm in a romantical mood (yes I said ROMANTICAL). There is a certain magic of love that comes with the Christmas season. Being that it is a celebration of God loving us so much that He gave His only son that we may live eternally, I guess it just comes naturally. This season of love begins with Thanksgiving. Now let's look at this from a biblical standpoint real quick.

God always tells us to enter into His gates with thanksgiving. The word thanksgiving shows up in the Bible in every passage of praise. It is no surprise to me that thanksgiving opens the season of love and praising God for His sacrifice. Sure thanksgiving the holiday came many many years after Jesus, but the feeling of thanksgiving runs throughout the course of history. We should be giving thanks every day. We should be praising. We should be open to receive the gift of the Son into our hearts and our lives.

So when I think about this season with all its gift giving and the sweethearts giving their sweethearts romantic christmas gifts, I also think of the most "romantic" gift of all: Jesus Christ our Lord.