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Creeping Christmas? Read: Galatians 4:1-7 Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift! 2 Corinthians 9:15 Bible in a Year: Lamentations 1-2; Hebrews 10:1-18 I love Christmas. The celebration of the birth of Christ and the beauty and wonder of the season make it the most wonderful time of the year for me. In recent years, however, the season has been accompanied by a growing irritation. Every year Christmas stuff comes out earlier and earlierâcreeping all the way back to early fall. Christmas used to be limited to December, but now we find radio stations playing Christmas music in early November. Stores start advertising Christmas specials in October, and Christmas candy appears in late September. If weâre not careful, this growing deluge can numb us even sour us to what should be a season of gratitude and awe. When that irritation begins to rise in my spirit, I try to do one thing: Remember. I remind myself what Christmas means, who Jesus is, and why He came. I remember the love and grace of a forgiving God who sent us rescue in the Person of His . I remember that, ultimately, only one gift really matters God's indescribable gift! (2 Cor. 9:15). I remember that the salvation Christ came to provide is both the gift and the Giver all wrapped up in one. Jesus is our life all year long, and He is the greatest wonder. O come, let us adore Him! Living God, I thank You for the unspeakable gift of Your . Draw my heart to Your own, that my worship to and gratitude for Your will never be diminished by the distractions of the world around me. Jesus is our life throughout the year. |
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