Christmas should be a time of joy not sadness. Then why is it that so many find this a hard time of year? Could it be where our focus lay? Instead of focusing on Jesus, we focus on ourselves. We have made the holiday into something of our own making, where expectations must be met or all is lost. This makes me sad. Christmas should be a time of great joy because it celebrates the birth of our saviour!
We are promised that we will have trouble in this world (John 16:33), but Christ says to take heart because He has overcome the world. The joy of this season is not in the decorations, the food, the presents or even having all our family together, but in the fact God sent His one and only Son to bring us eternal life. We should be overjoyed celebrating the hope we have, made all the brighter because our circumstances aren't merry and bright. Let us celebrate the first coming of The King, as we look forward to the second, glorying in the salvation His death and resurrection bought for us. The gift that really does keep giving. :)
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