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Imagine the very worst type of people committing the worst kind of crimes without a single regret and no punishment yet they repeat the sins time after time they repeat the sins time after time They don’t care who is harmed by their actions who is robbed, who is maimed, or who is killed who is robbed, who is maimed, or who is killed they live life this way from the start of each day in their darkest of souls for the thrill Imagine the very best type of person having never committed a crime no sin to his name and no guilt and no shame whom the prophets foretold before his time He preached of love everlasting and forgiving what others have done he stood in our place through his mercy and grace fought the forces of evil and won This man who was beaten and bloodied who was spit on and nailed to a cross who was whipped and stabbed and placed dead on a slab and for our sins paid the ultimate cost was the same little child in a manger the God who would walk among men sent here to claim willing souls in God’s name before this world ever began before this world ever began It’s not about the worst type of people we are all labeled guilty at birth from unethical wins to the smallest of sins from unethical wins to the smallest of sins our misdeeds cast long shadows on earth But our savior hears cries in the darkness from our mansion or our prison cell he’ll wipe clean our slate, trade his love for our hate and save us from burning in hell So as you settle down for the evening full of turkey or ham on Christmas Eve with gifts all around you as loved ones surround you appreciate just why we believe This child who we celebrate this evening grew to wipe all transgressions from our past he took the sin and the pain and turned our loss into gain he took the sin and the pain and turned our loss into gain for a life that would eternally last So if you can, save a seat at your table for Jesus and all he has done to the young and the old, tell it loud, tell it bold “We gather to celebrate God’s son” Then enjoy all the gifts and the laughter and the fellowship and joy around the tree and the fellowship and joy around the tree But please give a nod to our glorious God and the gift that he gave you and me.