A Christmas Daily Devotional

A perfect Christmas does not exist. We might see a perfect Christmas portrayed in the movies or on television, but a perfect Christmas is not attainable. What looks perfect from the outside is always imperfect if the inside can be seen. Mary had to give birth to Jesus surrounded by animals in a stinking cave used as a stable. Hard as we may try, we cannot achieve a perfect Christmas. We try to give the perfect gift, put up a perfect decoration, and set a perfect holiday mood. Being realistic, we will come to see a perfect Christmas is impossible to achieve. However, there is a way to achieve a semblance of perfection at Christmas. Our achievement of perfection on Christmas comes through Christ. When we have Christ in our life, a part of us is perfect. Perfection at Christmas through Christ appears in our life because Christ does not just seem to be perfect�He IS perfect. Our quest for perfection at any time of the year comes to a halt when we understand we cannot achieve perfection because of the sin in our life. However, our quest for perfection at Christmas becomes more possible than ever when we invite Christ into our heart and life.