More Than Remembrance

Christmas reminds me of who started the giving. We give, because he gave to us, quite similar to the verse 1 John 14:19, "We love because he first loved us." Problem is, I often stop at the remembering part, and never move on.

Remembering the whom, that Christmas is all about is good, being reminded of the one who loves and lay down his life for the worlds sin. But I stop with that. And it's not far enough.

Either remembrance should lead us to repentance, or lead us to action for others, or both. Without the second part though, there's really no point. If I am not allowing God to shape my life, remembering that he exists will not change that. In addition to allowing his good work though, now that's when remembrance can bring a powerful change for the better. A pause in the yearly lifestyle to settle back, and simply meditate again, on the one whom my faith is in.

 More than remembrance. Christmas isn't a time to just recognize Jesus and drink hot chocolate, it's the perfect opportunity to spend some serious time in personal prayer, or to reach out to someone else with the message of Jesus. I don't want to just remember Christ this Christmas, because he is so much more than an image in our minds, he is real, alive and intimately involved in our lives.

Stay warm out there :-)

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