As a boy I have many great memories of family vacation time in the 1960’s. One of the places that we went, I have very vivid recollection of and that is a place in New Hampshire called Mi-Te-Jo Campground. For years I could not remember where in New Hampshire it was, until the other night when I did a search on the internet and found it!! Even found an older webpage for it! Sadly, it is no longer going under that name. But the drone picture of the beach and the building sure brought back a lot of memories! And all of that is thanks to my parents for taking us kids there and spending time there with us. And of course, my Dad and I had many wonderful days fishing the lake (Northeast Lake, Milton, New Hampshire). My parents sacrificed things to GIVE us these great memories and times together. Seeing this picture (below) got me to thinking that at this time of the year (we really don’t know the precise time) when we celebrate the birth of our Savior! Have we really thought about what God GAVE us and what it COST him! Micah 5:2 tells us: “But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.” We celebrate the not a baby (even though He was), but the Man He was to become! And what He did for us on the cross! He was born into this world to die! Christ Himself said regarding his death: “Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.” As we ponder the things that we have been given; don’t forget what God GAVE us: His Son to die a cruel death on the cross to GIVE us Salvation (full & free), to save us from our sins and GIVE us a home in heaven with Him!! (john 14:1-3 “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.”
