Be
still and know that I am God.
Psalm 46:10
And
Mary kept all these things and
pondered
them in her heart.
Luke 2:19 KJV
Hustle, bustle, noise, traffic, people
everywhere—no place to steal a quiet moment alone with God. Pushing, shoving,
snatching the best sale item before it can no longer be found—purchasing
becomes the top priority of life.
Santa
Claus is Coming to Town, Rudolph the
Red-Nosed Reindeer, I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus—the radio blares the
secular until my head wants to explode!
Stop! Be still! It’s Christmas! Jesus came!
Silent
Night, O Holy Night, It Came Upon A Midnight Clear—the world needs to know!
It’s Christmas! Jesus came!
He did not come with golden crown and
royal scepter. He did not come with a brick of gold from the streets of home.
He did not come wearing a royal robe and ring. He did not come in a manner that
made Him easy to pick out from the crowd. He did not come with a written decree
hailing the birth of the new king!
There
was a birth announcement—a heavenly decree. It was given to shepherds in a
field of sheep. When they rushed to see the new king, they found a baby born in
a stable and lying in a manger—not very royal! His garments were swaddling
clothes, and His companions were stable animals. Yet the shepherds knew He was
special and “made known” what had been told to them about this child. (Luke
2:17 ESV)
Just as it was when Jesus came, our world is
in a mess. Sin abounds. Sin is loud and gets our attention. It is blasted
across our radios and televisions so that even in the privacy of our homes we
cannot escape it’s clutches, and it seems to grow more brazen day by day—open
and shocking with no embarrassment by partakers or viewers.
If there has ever been a time to be still
and ponder the things of God, it is now. Now is the time to “be still and know”
that the baby born two thousand years ago is seated on His throne, next to His
Father, interceding for those who are willing to accept Him as Savior and Lord.
Now is the time to saturate our hearts
with the grace of God, ponder the mercy of God and share the love of God with
family, friends and neighbors who do not know Him as Savior.
Now is the time to be still before God, pray
for His wisdom, seek His will and share His love! Jesus is the greatest gift
ever given. He is the gift we must share. Now is the time to be still—It’s
Christmas! Jesus Came!
©Joyce
Powell
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