::I Celebrate the Day::

"She was thoroughly shaken, wondering what was behind a greeting like that. But the angel assured her, 'Mary, you have nothing to fear. God has a surprise for you: You will become pregnant and give birth to a son and call his name Jesus.
    He will be great, be called 'Son of the Highest.'
    The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David;
    He will rule Jacob's house forever—
no end, ever, to his kingdom.' " ::Luke 1:29-33 (Message)::


EJ'S COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS: 14 DAYS!
 
Here's another video of a song that recognizes the importance of not just Jesus' birth, but why He came. Because of God's masterful plan that included sending His Son, I celebrate the day!



"I Celebrate the Day" by Relient K

"And with this Christmas wish is missed
The point I could convey
If only I could find the words to say to let You know how much You've touched my life
Because here is where You're finding me, in the exact same place as New Year's eve
And from a lack of my persistency
We're less than half as close as I want to be

And the first time
That You opened Your eyes did You realize that You would be my Savior
And the first breath that left Your lips
Did You know that it would change this world forever

And so this Christmas I'll compare the things I felt in prior years
To what this midnight made so clear
That You have come to meet me here

To look back and think that
This baby would one day save me
In the hope that what You did
That you were born so I might [ really ]live
To look back and think that
This baby would one day save me

And I, I celebrate the day
That You were born to die
So I could one day pray for You to save my life."

It takes more than a simple prayer, but that is a good beginning. And I celebrate the day that Jesus was born though most likely not on December 25, but it's as good a day as all the rest to remember our Savior!

-ej