Christmas Hope

20 December 2010.

Luke 2:13-14 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom he is pleased!"

As we draw nearer to Christmas, we have great expectations of presents, good food, good company, love of family and all those things that seem to make life worthwhile. Yet on the other hand this has become the funny season, when people start to act differently, partly because it is a time of past memories, loneliness of missing loved ones, and so many people are depressed at the thought of this time of year. It is also a time when schools are out, and the roads are not as busy, yet we still find people taking chances, speeding, not keeping to the rules, which makes driving for others even more hazardous.

Sometimes on thinks that this time has very little to do with Jesus Christ, but more to do with Santa, holidays, and an excuse to party and over indulge. One may rightly wonder what Jesus actually thinks about all this fuss? Yet no matter what Christmas is a time of hope, a time of thinking about others and about bringing joy into our lives, and it is because of Jesus that we have such hope and that we do bring joy to others. As we start to count down the days, let us keep focused on bringing hope and joy to others, irrespective of how fortunate they are. We all need it!

Be encouraged today to bring hope and joy to others.

David

Point to ponder:  Christ brings hope to the world.

Question to consider: Are you giving hope and joy as gifts this Christmas?

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