It was the week before Christmas!
All through the country, we people hurried, worried, and traveled preparing for the big celebration! Christmas!
And what are we celebrating? Is it Joy to the World the Lord has Come? Is it Dreaming of a White Christmas? Is it a Blue Christmas? Is it Peace on Earth Good Will to Men? Is it Santa Claus is Coming to Town?
While making a mad rush to settle down for a long winter’s nap, take some time to rejoice and delight in the real reason Christmas became a season of celebrations. “God sent His Son.”
It is Jesus’ birthday that gives permission for us to even say Merry Christmas or have a blessed Christmas. We sing carols, give gifts, join in parties, light lights, and perhaps attend candlelight services. There is an admission in all this activity that Jesus was born! His purpose is powerful, coming to earth out of a heart of love, with a deep desire to bring life to our dead spirits. The true celebration is accepting Jesus as personal Savior. He was sent that the world might be saved. In life Christ lived fully, served humbly, died guiltlessly, rose from the dead miraculously, and returned to Heaven. His completed life provides a life of eternity for all who truly believe and accept Him.
Are you prepared to sing “Joy to the World the Lord is Come”?
Take some time to quietly reflect and meditate on the Reason, the Hope, and the Christ who came to bring life as you celebrate Jesus. And have a Merry Christmas.
- Joy Pedersen
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