With a blink of an eye, it's now November and the start of Christmas season. Well, perhaps a bit early for some of us, but school holidays are almost upon us and we've already started practising for Christmas plays and plans are in place for parties. Plus, church sermons have already started on the Christmas series, which I find really great because it prepares our hearts for Christmas.
Too often and too easily we become wrapped up in the festivities of Christmas; the presents, parties, carolling, Christmas plays, singing, food (who can forget that?), setting up the Christmas tree, shopping, fairy lights, the list goes on and I bet you can add a few more items. These things are all well and good, but let's not forget the actual reason for Christmas; peace on earth, goodwill towards men. When we actually participate in the festivities, do we actually think about God? Where is God in this?
When we are practising for our Christmas play, do we do it for God? Is there that gratitude in our hearts, that we are able to be a part of the Christmas message to people, that our little part in the play will touch a non-believer? Or do we grumble with tiredness about practising? When we practise our carols, do we sing for the sake of singing, or do we sing from our hearts that God came down to earth to save us from our sins?
Let us remember God this Christmas, in the midst of the merriment of the season, and let us intentionally reach out to other people who may be less fortunate than us. I'm not just talking about people we don't know, but our friends, who may have less food on the table than us, who may have less presents than us. Let us remember others more than we remember about ourselves and our comfort.
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