Food for thought

All I want...

All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth. If we grew up celebrating Christmas we have heard and probably sung that song. All I want for Christmas? We are probably asked what we want and yet few ever give the answer God is waiting to hear. Not because we don't desire it but because our focus has shifted. God desired a relationship with us so much He gave us His Son! " For unto us in the city of David a Savior is born."
The world has taken over the Holy celebration of the birth of Christ our Savior, and if you think that's a pretty picture, go out and fight traffic and crowds for a day. Just live up to the legalistic expectations we have let Christmas become. The hustle and bustle has nothing to do with our Savior's birth and the word 'Christmas' is being pushed out by a money hungry, materialistic society to 'Happy Holidays it's all about you!" Today we are so busy buying things to show people we love them, we lose our focus. We should do all things in love, including gift- giving and celebrating Christmas, yet it has lost its joy and has become a stressful time of year for most. How sad is that? Satan can only rob your joy if you let him. One more bit of info: those sales you are willing to throw your back out over standing in lines for hours are not sales! The price tag is much, much higher, it is just not written on the price tag. We ask for so many things, even spiritual things like wisdom, strength, discernment, ... yet we want them on our own time. If we are honest, we know this to be true, and we miss the one thing that Jesus, God's son, lived and died to show us- His relationship to His Father and that alone. He came to do the will of His Father and only God His Father was the focus of our Savior! "I have not come to judge the world but to save it, so whoever shall believe in me shall not perish but have eternal life." Every thing He said and did was blameless and Holy; His focus never left His Father even into His darkest hour! " Father Father, why has Thou forsaken Me? God never left His Son. On the contrary, God allowed Jesus alone to die for our sins so it could be said " It is finished". There are times we too feel like our Father has forsaken us, He has not, nor will He! Our concentration has slipped and we must put it back on the the cross. That is where our strength is to sustain this life. All we want for Christmas is to stay centered on Jesus, whether we realize it or not. God's heartbreak is our life! Let me say that again. God's heartbreak is our life! Sobering thought, so let it sink in. "Jesus be my center..." He cannot be if we are not willing to come to Him always. Walk with Him, talk with Him always, leave all else up to Him. He came to die for us so that we could be with Him always! Our Father sacrificed His Son! That is God s heartbreak and our lives would be dead in sin without Jesus as the sacrificial Lamb of God. Only our unconditional love and devotion will do. The choice is up to you. Christmas is a time we celebrate God's greatest gift to us, in the birth of His only begotten Son. There are many feasts and festivals celebrated in the word of God, but this one trumps them all! Refuse to let it turn into "what did you get for Christmas?" We got Jesus! May our hearts be filled with the true meaning of Christmas this year, for unto to us a Savior is born!

Heavenly Father You are our creator and even though we could never be worthy You sent Your Son to live and die so we might know You. All we want for Christmas is to stay centered in Your Son.May we partake in the body of Christ now and always. To God be the Glory forever and ever. In Jesus name we pray Amen. Love to all in Christ Jesus C:)