My First Christmas Musings (of the year!)

27 days, and counting! Okay, I know that it's still November, but aren't YOU so excited that Christmastime is almost here?! Christmas is such a wonderful time of year...those special cookie recipes are pulled out from the back of the box...the smell of sweet evergreen wafts through our home...candles burning...and handwritten letters from loved ones near and far are being sent in the mail. It is such a special time to celebrate the Love of our magnificent God!

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There's a song in the air!
There's a star in the sky!
There's a mother's deep prayer,
And a baby's low cry!
And the star rains its fire
With the beautiful song,
For the manger of Bethlehem
cradles a King.
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Years ago, a Christmas card was published with the words "If Christ Had Not Come" printed on it's cover. It's story depicted a pastor who fell into a deep sleep on Christmas morning and was placed into a world to which Christ had never come. Having walked out into the street, he became troubled to find not one church within that town, and thus returned to the warmth of his study. Here, too, a surprise awaited him as he discovered the room's shelves to be void of all books speaking of his blessed Saviour.

The doorbell rang, and the man hurried to open the door. Standing outside in the frigid weather, was a young boy. He was desperate for the pastor to come and visit his dying mother. Hurrying to the bedside of this dear lady, he sat down and said, "I have something here that will comfort you." Yet as he opened his Bible, he found that it's books ended at Malachi. There was no gospel; no promise of hope and salvation. He could only bow his head and weep in desperate frustration.

Suddenly he awoke with a start, rejoicing, as he heard the voices of a nearby choir ringing out into the night air:

O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant,
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem;
Come and behold Him, born the King of Angels,
O come let us adore Him,
O come let us adore Him,
O come let us adore Him, Christ, the Lord.

As we begin our joyous celebration this Christmas, let us embrace the miracle that indeed "He has come." The angel proclaimed "Behold I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people, for unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord." (Luke 2:10-11)

It is my prayer that our hearts would be filled to overflowing with the realization that Christ is our Saviour. And as we find ourselves blessed with this reassurance, let us go forth and proclaim the Good News to others. Jesus has come to bring life, and that more abundantly.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY!

"...go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet,
and send portions unto them for whom
nothing is prepared..." (Neh. 8:10)