TRANSFORMED LIFE WITH CHRIST

                                                                                  December is the season of celebration for Christians all over the world. We put in a lot of effort to prepare for Christmas. We decorate our homes with Christmas trees, lights and stars, we exchange gifts, and prepare special food and delicacies.   During Christmas programs in our churches, Christmas Father appears spreading laughter and distributing sweets to children. In some other parts of the world like Europe and America, there is also the myth of Santa Claus coming on Christmas to fill stockings with gifts for children. Recently I heard a story where, when a child was asked about the importance of Christmas, he came up with a very apt answer:   Christmas was the birthday of Santa Claus!! ...

                                                                                   " Children are a heritage from the Lord, and the fruit of the womb is His reward”( Psalms 127:3). A family is never complete without a child. We are happy and thankful when God blesses us with children. However we need to remember that raising a child is a very serious responsibility. God entrusts us with the life of a child to raise him or her to ultimately become a child of God. We are caretakers for the children God grants us. We are expected to care and nourish them physically and spiritually as per God’s will and commandments. We have a responsibility towards God to bring up our children to know, love and obey their heavenly Father. Today more than ever, we need a Christ centered generation....