I once heard a funny story about a woman who came home to find her husband on his hands and knees in the living room.
The woman asked her husband what he was doing.
He replied that he was looking for his contact lens which he lost in the basement.
The woman asked her husband why he was looking for it in the living room.
The husband replied, "Because the light is better."
I thought of that story as the Christmas season continues.
As Christmas Day draws ever nearer, people will be searching for its meaning.
Just like the husband in the story, many will know what they are looking for, but they will simply be looking in the wrong place.
People will scurry about busying themselves with a great many things.
They will plan elaborate celebrations.
They will join the throngs of people shopping for presents.
They will spend hours, perhaps even days decorating their homes.
They will spend time writing Christmas cards.
They will find numerous other ways of occupying what is left of their time.
Please don’t get me wrong. There is nothing inherently wrong with these and other similar activities.
In fact, I will participate in my share of them.
The true meaning of Christmas can be found if only we choose to look in the right place.
Christmas is not about the things we do.
Christmas is about how God, the creator, reached down to us, the created.
It is about how He did this through Jesus Christ.
Luke 2:10-11 (KJV) - And the angel said unto them, "Fear not: for, behold, I bring you tidings of great joy , which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the City of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
The true meaning of Christmas can be found.
We must make sure we are looking in the right place.
Only then will we be truly able to share its true meaning with others.
Blessings,
Jim Pokorny
The Other Brother Jim
http://otherbrotherjim.blogspot.com/
The woman asked her husband what he was doing.
He replied that he was looking for his contact lens which he lost in the basement.
The woman asked her husband why he was looking for it in the living room.
The husband replied, "Because the light is better."
I thought of that story as the Christmas season continues.
As Christmas Day draws ever nearer, people will be searching for its meaning.
Just like the husband in the story, many will know what they are looking for, but they will simply be looking in the wrong place.
People will scurry about busying themselves with a great many things.
They will plan elaborate celebrations.
They will join the throngs of people shopping for presents.
They will spend hours, perhaps even days decorating their homes.
They will spend time writing Christmas cards.
They will find numerous other ways of occupying what is left of their time.
Please don’t get me wrong. There is nothing inherently wrong with these and other similar activities.
In fact, I will participate in my share of them.
The true meaning of Christmas can be found if only we choose to look in the right place.
Christmas is not about the things we do.
Christmas is about how God, the creator, reached down to us, the created.
It is about how He did this through Jesus Christ.
Luke 2:10-11 (KJV) - And the angel said unto them, "Fear not: for, behold, I bring you tidings of great joy , which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the City of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
The true meaning of Christmas can be found.
We must make sure we are looking in the right place.
Only then will we be truly able to share its true meaning with others.
Blessings,
Jim Pokorny
The Other Brother Jim
http://otherbrotherjim.blogspot.com/
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