A Thrill of Hope - Week 4: Day 4
Choose Joy
Have you ever found yourself in the middle of a Christmas season so busy that you just want to stop and yell out like Charlie Brown did and say “Isn’t there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?” There is so much to be learned in this Holiday Classic, as Linus and the Peanuts gang teach us the true meaning of Christmas. Often times though we get so caught up all in all we “need” to do that we too forget the real reason for the season. This is one of the most opportune times of the year to boldly proclaim the reason for the season.
So why should we choose Joy this Christmas season? Because we’ve been redeemed and we have been received as adopted sons and daughters by our heavenly Father. We no longer need to live in fear (Anxiety, Depression, Worry, COVID), because our debt has been paid, and we have been given the greatest gift in the universe. If that’s not enough to give you and your family a merry Christmas, then I’m not sure what will!
Dr. Seuss summed it up best, “My friends, He came without ribbons. He came without tags. He came without packages, boxes or bags!
Let’s remember that the He chose to exchange His glorious throne so we could exchange our destiny of death for eternal life.
And let’s never forget that this is one of the most opportune times of the year (not to mention all that is going on around us) and to boldly proclaim the reason for the season in a LOUD way!
Everyone is looking for something this Christmas season…
A cure for COVID, cure for cancer, cure for depression….
As Christians, we shouldn’t sound sad, because we have the CURE for eternal life….
We want every person down in Humanville, the tall and the small, to be singing because of Jesus, the greatest present of all!
This Christmas season, who do you know needs to hear this good news?
~ Pastor Matthew
“But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, in as much as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises.” – Hebrews 8:6
Have you ever found yourself in the middle of a Christmas season so busy that you just want to stop and yell out like Charlie Brown did and say “Isn’t there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?” There is so much to be learned in this Holiday Classic, as Linus and the Peanuts gang teach us the true meaning of Christmas. Often times though we get so caught up all in all we “need” to do that we too forget the real reason for the season. This is one of the most opportune times of the year to boldly proclaim the reason for the season.
So why should we choose Joy this Christmas season? Because we’ve been redeemed and we have been received as adopted sons and daughters by our heavenly Father. We no longer need to live in fear (Anxiety, Depression, Worry, COVID), because our debt has been paid, and we have been given the greatest gift in the universe. If that’s not enough to give you and your family a merry Christmas, then I’m not sure what will!
Dr. Seuss summed it up best, “My friends, He came without ribbons. He came without tags. He came without packages, boxes or bags!
Let’s remember that the He chose to exchange His glorious throne so we could exchange our destiny of death for eternal life.
And let’s never forget that this is one of the most opportune times of the year (not to mention all that is going on around us) and to boldly proclaim the reason for the season in a LOUD way!
Everyone is looking for something this Christmas season…
A cure for COVID, cure for cancer, cure for depression….
As Christians, we shouldn’t sound sad, because we have the CURE for eternal life….
We want every person down in Humanville, the tall and the small, to be singing because of Jesus, the greatest present of all!
This Christmas season, who do you know needs to hear this good news?
~ Pastor Matthew
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