PK’s Corner
December 2012
John 3:17 ‘Indeed, God did not send the Son into the
world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through
him.
The Holiday season is upon us. Black
Friday is past and gone. Soon we will be
reveling in festive merry making and high spirited feasting and song. Yeah, RIGHT!
Here is the reality folk’s; Christmas is
coming, but the world is pointing us in the wrong direction. Christmas hymns are being rewritten to
advertise for large shopping chains, the holiday of Thanksgiving is now simply considered
Black Friday Eve. I join with many other
voices you will hear in shouting that we have forgotten the meaning of
Christmas.
The next four weeks are supposed to be
about preparing for the coming of a King, not the roasting of a goose. The next four weeks are about reflecting on
why Christ came to earth, not how we are going to pay for the overabundant debt
that will be incurred this season. We
are not celebrating the birth of a good man, or a great teacher, or awesome leader;
we are honoring the presence of the SON OF GOD.
I implore you to seek out the one who
was born in a manger, for he is calling you.
I beg you to use this time of Advent to deepen your relationship with
God, and to make stronger your ties to the body of Christ. I urge you to worship and join in the praise
and thanks giving to a God that seeks the world’s salvation, not its
destruction.
We run the risk of becoming too busy for
God, and that is how the devil works, but God is greater than that. Christmas is more than presents, feasts and parties;
it is about the kingdom of God. Advent
is here to allow us time prepare for the coming of Emmanuel.
Christ came so that you and I would know
eternal life, not so that we could see who got the bigger TV. Use these next 4 weeks to remember what
Christ has done and is doing.
Amen
