Last evening in our excellent Christmas presentation, "I Believe," a short video clip posed some very thoughtful questions under the heading of "What If?"
The essence of the video was to cause the viewer to ponder the possibility that everything we have thrown ourselves into around the Christmas season from shopping, baking and gift giving to traveling, partying and all the rest never really mattered because we've given no time to the real source of the Christmas story, the gift of Jesus the Son of God.
For whatever reason, it seemed that that particular moment connected with the congregation in a powerful way. I know it did for me.
It's so easy to be judgemental of people who are "materialistic" but that really misses the point. The real issue is whether or not people embrace in their heart and mind the reality that the greatest imaginable gift came in the person of Jesus, who redeems us from our sins and gives us power to live this life in a way that far exceeds any other possibility we could imagine.
And so ask yourself this question: What if I spent a little more time focusing on the reality of Christmas rather than the things that normally get all my attention? How would things be different and how might you be transformed this Christmas season? What if...?
Blessings,
Dr. Jay
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