Glory to God

 “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,  because he has come to his people and redeemed them. ~ Luke 1:68

According to the dictionary, to redeem something means to compensate for the faults or bad aspects of something.  Christ came to redeem me of my many faults and sins.  He came to redeem the world.  Glory to God for His mercy and grace,  Glory to God for His goodness.

As I think about Christmas I really want to focus on Christ.  Who He is and what His coming means to me.  I want to focus on the love that His light shines on the dark places.  HIs mercy as He takes me in as I am.  His Spirit that pushes me to go the right way when I would want to go wrong.  I want to focus on The miracle of His birth, life, and death., and resurrection.  I want to sing praises to My Redeemer whose banner of love is over me.  I want to say thank you and I want Him to be able to shine through me.

Lord, You know I am far from perfect, but You sent your Son anyway.  To save me and redeem.  I was bought with a price, a costly one, but You did it anyway.  So let me offer my praises to You this season and all throughout the year.  Keep my thoughts on You and not the hustle and bustle of life.  Let me love You with a sincere heart.  In Jesus name.  Amen.

Worship Him

 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi[a] from the east came to Jerusalem  and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”~ Matthew 2:1-2

Any night of the week I can catch a Christmas movie on either Lifetime or the Hallmark Channel.  They have similar themes about family, community, and love.  They talk a lot about Christmas magic.  But the magic of Christmas is not magic at all, but rather a miracle.  For unto us a child was born, Jesus, our Savior and He is to be worshipped.  He is to be worshipped year round for He is worthy.  

He is worthy of honor and praise.  He came to us to save us.  He came to reconcile us to the Father and forgive us of our sins.  Christmas is about this special gift from God, His one and only Son.  Born in a manger, but worshipped by angels, shepherds, and wise men.'

Lord may My heart be full of worship for You and towards You for all that You are and all that You have done.  Thank You for the precious gift of Jesus, the King.  I love You.  In Jesus name. Amen