Season of Celebrating
Father,
Here we are in the season of celebrating the coming and birth of Jesus. What an incredible time of reflection and thinking about what Jesus brought to this sinful world. He brought grace and truth. He brought humility and morality. He brought all the fruits of the Holy Spirit. He lived among us as a human and fought our struggles. He lifted others up, healed them, and prayed with and for them. Ultimately, he saw our sins and forgave us. He paid the ultimate price to do that - dying on a cross with the crowds scorning and mocking him. Although he died on that cross for our sins, the ultimate end of the story is that he defeated death and rose again. Lord, we cannot have enough gratitude in our hearts for this gift you have given us.
And why do we distort the holiday like we do? We talk more of Santa than Jesus. We stress about presents and where we are going to be and what we are going to do… all without you at the forefront. Dear Jesus, forgive us. Let us have a spirit of Christ this Christmas. Let us go back to the root of Christ and Mas - a festival and celebration worthy of Him. Not of our earthy things but of the gift He gives us.
Lord, I pray you use us today and this week to serve you and your people, whatever that may look like. Speak to us and show us what you would have us do. In your name, Amen.
Here we are in the season of celebrating the coming and birth of Jesus. What an incredible time of reflection and thinking about what Jesus brought to this sinful world. He brought grace and truth. He brought humility and morality. He brought all the fruits of the Holy Spirit. He lived among us as a human and fought our struggles. He lifted others up, healed them, and prayed with and for them. Ultimately, he saw our sins and forgave us. He paid the ultimate price to do that - dying on a cross with the crowds scorning and mocking him. Although he died on that cross for our sins, the ultimate end of the story is that he defeated death and rose again. Lord, we cannot have enough gratitude in our hearts for this gift you have given us.
And why do we distort the holiday like we do? We talk more of Santa than Jesus. We stress about presents and where we are going to be and what we are going to do… all without you at the forefront. Dear Jesus, forgive us. Let us have a spirit of Christ this Christmas. Let us go back to the root of Christ and Mas - a festival and celebration worthy of Him. Not of our earthy things but of the gift He gives us.
Lord, I pray you use us today and this week to serve you and your people, whatever that may look like. Speak to us and show us what you would have us do. In your name, Amen.
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