12-20-10♪♫•*•♫♪ ♪♫•*•♫♪ I’ll be home for Christmas….you can count on me, please have snow, and mistletoe…and presents ‘neath the tree….♪♫•*•♫♪♪♫•*•♫♪
It is great to be ‘home’. It is great to carry on the traditions we have established…to do what we have always done…the way we have always done it.
But as the circle of life grows, some things must necessarily change.
The tradition becomes what you do THIS time. (…I often caution young parents NEVER to do something they don’t want to continue to do from now on!!! Fill a stocking once, you must fill it for years to come!!!…)
We have an enemy whose purpose is to ‘steal, kill, and destroy’. (John 10:10)
We have a Savior Whose purpose is to ‘give life in all its fullness.’ (John 10:10 )
This is a season of celebration. Let us purpose to stand against the enemy assault, for be assured, the enemy will attack at our most vulnerable time.
He is an enemy. There are no rules of engagement, no honor to uphold.
Our enemy is also a liar. “He was a murderer from the beginning and has always hated the truth. There is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies.” (John 8:44)
As we find ourselves in new circumstances, distanced from loved ones, separated by time and space, let us not believe lies. Let us not be influenced by the enemy, but let us purpose that we WILL “Above all, love each other deeply…” (1 Peter 4:8)
Love is not bound by time and space. It is not defined by tradition. Traditions are only manifestation OF love.
Love’s power is strong, and is pictured in the very life of Jesus Christ. Deity stepping into a woman’s body, pushed thru a birth canal, living a human life, dying a horrible death.
Because He loved us.
The Eternal, Omniscient One has never been bound by time or space.
And He is Immanuel…. God with us.
Hallelujah.
