Today's Devotion is brought to you by Dream Team Member Bobbi Heffel
December can bring a lot of stress with the shopping and decorating. It is a great chance to practice our focus on Christ. He is the smile and joy when we greet someone with Merry Christmas. He is the light of the world and more beautiful than all the Christmas lights put together. He is sweeter than the aroma of vanilla and cinnamon drifting in from the kitchen.
He is everywhere we look. Not just in the manger scenes that pop up all over the place. All around us we see green, red and white. Red represents the blood He shed for us. White speaks of how He washes us as clean as fresh snow. Green tells of how we will live with Him forever.
Each gift reminds us that Christ was the perfect gift. I wonder if the tradition of wrapping is because Christ is God wrapped in flesh? Each cantata and carol a praise to Him. Glory to God in the highest, peace and good tidings on Earth.
Luke 2:9-11 (New International Version 1984 (NIV1984) Biblegateway.com)
9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ[a] the Lord.
Today's Prayer
Lord, help me to remain focused on you today. Thank you for all the symbols and traditions that remind us of the greatest gift ever given. Thank you that we can share in the good news of great joy! Amen
December can bring a lot of stress with the shopping and decorating. It is a great chance to practice our focus on Christ. He is the smile and joy when we greet someone with Merry Christmas. He is the light of the world and more beautiful than all the Christmas lights put together. He is sweeter than the aroma of vanilla and cinnamon drifting in from the kitchen.
He is everywhere we look. Not just in the manger scenes that pop up all over the place. All around us we see green, red and white. Red represents the blood He shed for us. White speaks of how He washes us as clean as fresh snow. Green tells of how we will live with Him forever.
Each gift reminds us that Christ was the perfect gift. I wonder if the tradition of wrapping is because Christ is God wrapped in flesh? Each cantata and carol a praise to Him. Glory to God in the highest, peace and good tidings on Earth.
Luke 2:9-11 (New International Version 1984 (NIV1984) Biblegateway.com)
9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ[a] the Lord.
Today's Prayer
Lord, help me to remain focused on you today. Thank you for all the symbols and traditions that remind us of the greatest gift ever given. Thank you that we can share in the good news of great joy! Amen
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