DAILY-E-VOTIONAL BLESSINGS FROM THE HEART Pastor Cecil A. Thompson December 22, 2014 “CHRIST IN CHRISTMAS!” Psalm 98:4-6 “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” What a wonderful time of the year! Christmas has always held a special feeling of joy and peace for me. Gift giving and receiving brings the family nearer then than perhaps at any other time of the year. When I was serving in the US Air Force and stationed on a remote assignment to northern Newfoundland, Canada, there was one song that always brought tears to my eyes -- I’ll Be Home For Christmas. I think it was the last phrase that went something like this: I’ll be home for Christmas, if only in my dreams. My heart ached to be home with my wife and three kids, but even though I would be separated from them by thousands of miles, I would be with them in my dreams. There are many scholars who question whether Jesus was actually born on the day we celebrate as Christmas. Their arguments sound very convincing and very well may be true, but their reasoning leaves the Christian church with no other day set apart to honor the miraculous entrance of the Son of God as a tiny baby in a dirty stable. His birth in such surroundings revealed that anyone who would accept Him would have a new home. Thinking of that new home that Jesus is preparing for those who are His children makes me homesick. We are not there yet, but we can see heaven in our dreams and yearn for that day when He welcomes us home. Keep Christ in Christmas! May God richly bless you as you bless others by your words and actions! - - - Pastor Cecil
Posted on: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 11:18:01 +0000
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