Everything made is through His word and held together by His word.
The countdown to Christmas is fully engaged and maybe a bit out of control—no, hugely out of control. Parties, meals, family, and friends all being squeezed into one short month, and now it’s the last week. Or maybe it’s none of these and all it feels is alone. Christ is with us, love is inside us, and the Holy Spirit will make us safe inside His word.
Here are five things we can do to disengage from madness and enter His gift of Peace on Earth.
- Take time for yourself to be alone with God. Talk to Him as your Father.
- Sit down, and read the Christmas Story in Luke’s gospel one day, then Matthew another day, and step inside the story.
- Stop running. Let go and let God.
- Breathe and receive His breath of life.
- Remember the first Christmas was a mess, no room in the Inn, away from home, government overreach and taxation. It was perfect in His word.
Christmas is God’s gift to us; praise is our receiving God’s gift for us. Rest is our inheritance, joy is our strength, and love is our hope.
Rejoice!
