Life in our house (and no doubt everyone else's house too!) is always busy in the run up to Christmas and with this being the first year I’ve been working full time since having our eldest daughter, I’ve found it difficult to adjust to the changes, and I’ve felt less ‘festive’ than I normally do. Bryan (DH) is in the midst of preparations for Christmas services and activities and the girls are busy learning their lines for the nativity plays at school and church. Yet at the school I teach at we haven’t really started thinking about Christmas because the focus has been on prelim exams for the senior pupils. It’s only really this week that the staff have started to realise that Christmas isn’t too far away! It’s for these reasons that I’ve been reading the Christmas story and taking time to reflect on it.
There’s a lot of conflict happening around the world in big and small ways. I’m thinking not just of conflict in terms of war but also in terms of the number of redundancies, financial difficulties etc that people are experiencing. People are hurting for many different reasons and many are fearful of what may happen next. The inspiring message of Christmas is that we are told, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.” (Luke 2) God understands our fears but doesn’t want us to be controlled by them. The prophecy of Isaiah meant that Jesus birth was not unexpected. God became human just as He had promised. God became completely accessible to all of us.
I feel so privileged to know that Jesus’ birth was promised many years before it happened and that when he was born the prophecy was fulfilled. God is faithful and will keep His promises.
Stacy
Lythan
Mona
Julie
2 comments:
You have inspired me and filled my heart with joy. God has been so good to me and I know he is always with me. He wraps his loving arms around us and holds us close. I know that through it all, I could have never made it without him. I could go on and on, but will save you from having to read it all. Thank you for this inspiring post. It was a joy to read and touched my heart. Thank you. I am glad I came across your blog.
Have a wonderful day
Thank you so much for a place like this to come to where believers express their love for Christ in such and open way. I appreciate what you ladies are doing here. May God Bless you all!!!
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