Many of us will deck the halls, trim the tree, and hang the stockings with care. Most of us rarely think about the customs behind the various Christmas decorations. We just feel more festive with lights, bells, candles, and evergreens. There is something about decking the halls that draws us into the holiday. I can’t help but think about our own lives as Christians. When people look at us, do they see the light of Jesus? Do our lives pull them in, giving them a sense of anticipation and hope … wanting to also experience the joy of the Lord? Titus 2:9-10, speaking to slaves of that day, says: Teach slaves to be subject to their masters in everything, to try to please them, not to talk back to them, and not to steal from them, but to show that they can be fully trusted, so that in every way they will make the teaching about God our Saviour attractive. —- Or, as the King James Version says, “that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.” You might not be a slave, but many of you have jobs. Do you highlight or underscore the doctrine of God by the way you act and react in the workplace? Does being a Christian look honorable on you? Does your life pull people in to the Gospel or repel them? Let’s remember what most needs to be adorned this Christmas. Let’s “make the teaching about God our Savior attractive.” That Savior came to earth 2000 years ago. Is it obvious by the way you celebrate Christmas? Is it obvious by the way you live the rest of the year? Many Blessings!!
Posted on: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 23:48:56 +0000
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