Isaiah 40:4-6
And you will say in that day: Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name; make known his deeds among the nations; proclaim that his name is exalted. Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously; let this be known in all the earth. Shout aloud and sing for joy, O royal Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.
Every year since I can remember, my mother has asked me for a Christmas list. Though my toys have changed from Tonka trucks to power tools I still make the list. All the things I wish I could have to meet some fancy want I have. Every year there seems to be something else.
This year as I was making my list I was feeling a little guilty. I seemed to be concentrating on what I wanted and not what I was already blessed with. Isaiah reminds us that we should give thanks to God for what he has done for us. As we approach Christmas we give thanks for all that we receive in the birth of Christ. What God gives us is simply and completely the gift of himself.
All that we need is wrapped in the promises of God come to earth who gives us hope not just for today, but for an eternity.
What is it that you really want? Do you maybe already have what you need?
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Scripture of the Day: Luke 3:1-6
It's been wonderful watching all the holiday decorations being put up the last couple of weeks. Every night as I drive home I watch as more and more Christmas lights seem to glitter in the darkness of this time of year. I too spent time on a rickety ladder placing lights around our home in hopes of bringing some twinkle to the dark of this time of the year.
I can remember once flying home one Christmas season and looking out the window of the plane to see the magnificent lights of the Twin Cities. It was as if the whole metro area was guiding some awaited traveler to its doorsteps. Maybe in some way that’s what those holiday lights do.
John the Baptist tells us in these scriptures to prepare a way for the coming Lord, and the season of Advent proclaims again and again the coming of the hope, peace, joy, and love that we are longing for. Each and every year Christmas does come and with it a reminder that God has come to us and continues to come to us again and again with exactly what we’re looking for.
As you marvel at the lights that adorn this holiday season take a moment to remember what they’re for; to prepare a way for our coming savior, Jesus.
It's been wonderful watching all the holiday decorations being put up the last couple of weeks. Every night as I drive home I watch as more and more Christmas lights seem to glitter in the darkness of this time of year. I too spent time on a rickety ladder placing lights around our home in hopes of bringing some twinkle to the dark of this time of the year.
I can remember once flying home one Christmas season and looking out the window of the plane to see the magnificent lights of the Twin Cities. It was as if the whole metro area was guiding some awaited traveler to its doorsteps. Maybe in some way that’s what those holiday lights do.
John the Baptist tells us in these scriptures to prepare a way for the coming Lord, and the season of Advent proclaims again and again the coming of the hope, peace, joy, and love that we are longing for. Each and every year Christmas does come and with it a reminder that God has come to us and continues to come to us again and again with exactly what we’re looking for.
As you marvel at the lights that adorn this holiday season take a moment to remember what they’re for; to prepare a way for our coming savior, Jesus.
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