Again, just like the many previous years that have come and gone before, it is holiday season. From Thanksgiving through Black Friday, to Christmas and the expectations and hope of New Years, the season is chalked full of invites, parties, shopping, chatting, church going, seasonal fare, and even some family time.
Yet as this season saunters on to the next I wanted to take a moment to perhaps get some perspective, to see passed the sprinkling lights and 24-hour caroling on the radio, through the sales extravaganzas and the bell-ringing soldiers standing post outside the grocery, and take a much needed break from all the glitz and noise.
The point is this: do not lose sight of eternity amongst all this corporeal frivolity, do not be wholly distracted by the neon glam of consumerism. In the quest to find the "right gift" do not be so taken away from the true joys and real pleasures of Scripture and of prayer and of worship. To be sure, this is not intended as any sort of indictment but is purposed as a reminder to keep the focus fixed on He who is, and to be pleased, ultimately, with Him and no thing else.
For there is no substitute for a relationship with God through the broken body and shed blood of Christ Jesus. There is no value of trinket that is worth more than knowing the Lord Almighty and having Him know us. In the end, there are no gifts beyond the grace of God shown in the person and the passion of Christ. It is this very grace that causes the stir of this Christmas season to begin with. Let us never, not ever lose sight of that which matters most. Let us strive to keep that focus and dedicated zeal for Him throughout this wonderful and joyous season, remembering the true and sure source of joy and wonder, who is God Himself.
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