It is over
But
Why?
The
holiday season is over. The hectic shopping is done. All of the lights
and statues of deer, Santa Claus, elves are put away until next
Christmas gets near. All of the “Merry Christmases” have been wished and
all but the most festive of us are done wishing everyone a “Happy New
Year.” The happiness of the season has faded just as it never existed.
What
we were to do was celebrate the fact that God became flesh incarnate.
He was born to Mary as a child and began living amongst man to show us
the way to walk the Path. Although He did not choose to be born as the
child of great wealth and status, nevertheless He was a child of great
wealth and status. What has been failed to be seen is that His wealth
was in His teachings; His status was in His humility.
Just as the Bible, God’s Word, teaches us:
1 Titus 6:6 …yet true religion with contentment is a great wealth.
Our
choice of religion is that of true Christianity. With that being so,
our wealth, our TRUE wealth is found in our belief in Jesus Christ as
our Lord and Savior. Other forms of wealth are only of the earth and
have no value other than the type of value that will cause those amongst
us to lose their souls for eternity.
James 5:2 Your wealth is
rotting away and your fine clothes are moth eaten rags.
James 5:3 …
The very wealth you were counting on will eat away your flesh in hell.
The treasure you have accumulated will stand as evidence against you on
the Day of Judgment.
With the knowledge that God loves us so dearly how is it that our joyous season does not
continue all year long?
The
‘status’ He was born to is the ‘humility’ He displayed at every turn of
the road in His lifetime here on earth. God even chooses His followers
and teaches that they, themselves, are to gain the status He has.
Colossians 3:12 Since
God chose you to be the holy people whom He loves; you must clothe
yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility,
gentleness and patience.
To gain the ‘status’ that makes us worthy servants of God we must put aside the riches we see as the wealth of earth and, as Jesus did, be willing to serve our fellow man instead of attempting to ‘lord’ over him.
1 Peter 5:5 …all of you, serve each other in humility, for “God sets Himself against the proud but He
shows favor to the humble.
If
we are true Christians we can show, every day of the year, that we are
servants of God with humility yet show our happiness to all that we
meet. It should not matter to any of us that the season celebrated by us
and our fellow men has passed as, with the knowledge that God was, and
continues to be, amongst us, our celebration must be continued every day
of our lives.
Everyday
we see many men in celebration as they wear expensive and tailored
suits, drive the most expensive cars, dine at the
restaurants with the most costly menus and adorn themselves with
jewelry meant to be envied by all. Sadly many men that represent
themselves as ‘Christians’ join in with these people and smile as they
are entertained by even more of their ilk. Ask yourself, ‘Do these
people look happy or are they just trying to look happy?’
Then,
look to a person you know to be a true Christian, is he/she reflecting
happiness? Then ask yourself, ‘Am I reflecting happiness?’
No
matter
what woes you may face, what travails lie in your path, you must be
aware of one
thing if nothing else. God loves you; He dwelt amongst us to show the
way of life. You must show joy in His gifts to you as you are His
representative here on earth. Every day should be seen as a Christmas
and every morning greeted as if it were a ‘Happy New Year’ day.
(Closing prayer)
Almighty
God, Father of us all, You are worthy of our praise and even more
worthy of our worship. Lord, You have given us so very much and yet
there are those who almost demand more. For those
people we pray that their eyes be opened to the knowledge of the
wondrous
gifts You have given. Those gifts have value beyond their
comprehension. May their hearts be eased and may they come to realize the power of Your love. .
Father,
even we are not always ones that reflect the happiness You bestow upon
us and we ask that You allow us to realize the great wealth and kind
status You have chosen for us. May we always grateful for Your gifts.
May we always be thankful for all that You do and will do in each of our
lives.
Lord, as a special petition,
allow me to thank You for all of the fine Christians You have blessed
me with the company of and for my sister, Patty, and her husband, Ross,
who are celebrating 56 years of marriage. Thank You Lord for these are
truly blessings. Additionally, Lord, as Yahweh Rophe our Divine Physician, please
touch Carol, my mate of 30 years, who is beset with medical problems.
You alone have the power to heal her in body as well as in spirit.
Lord,
we pray for the safety, happiness and wondrous protections you afford
our military personnel and ask that You continue to see them safe. Be
with our elected officials, Judges, Peace officers,
National security man and women, protect them and guide their actions.
May this nation return to You.
Father, these things we pray in the name of Jesus Christ who is One with You and the Holy Spirit, One God, forever and ever,
Amen, amen and amen.
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