. The things that you believe in, the things that you have acquired, do they still leave you hungry and thirsty; empty? Are you worried about your future or where you will end up? “I am the live Bread that came down from Heaven. If anyone eats of this Bread, he will live forever.” -John 6:51. Are you feeling confused and lost? “For the son of man came to seek and save to save the lost.” -Luke 19-10. What does your personal world look like? Is it surrounded in darkness? “Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” -John 8:12. Where, in what, and in who, is your faith in? “Waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and savior Jesus Christ.” -Titus 2:13. Is everything, everyone, around you constantly changing? “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” -Hebrews 13:8. What type of people do you follow? Who do you idolize or look up to? Will they, can they, lay their life down for you? “I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.” -John 10:11. Are you searching for true peace? “Jesus said to her, “I have said these things to you that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” —John 16:33. Do you need salvation? “And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under Heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” -Acts4:12. As we celebrate Christmas, and as the New Year rolls in, I pray that as many as will, will receive Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. For He is The Irreplaceable Gift to Mankind. He is the gift of peace, love and salvation, that we are searching for. He is not hidden. He is right where you are. “Because if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” -Romans 10:9. Nothing, no one, can replace the offering and sacrifice of Jesus. “For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.” -1 Timothy 2:5.