Maybe some of you can identify with this; maybe you can't - but Christmas, because of dysfunctionality in my family, was always a really hard, sad time for me.
But God, in his sovereign grace, has redeemed my family.
He's also redeemed this time of year. Not because of his redemption of my family - but because of the way he's been renewing my mind.
So here's one reason why Christmas - the day we celebrate the fact that God the Son became a man - is a glorious, happy, necessity. There may be more forthcoming.
Jesus fully revealed God's glory. John 1:18 says this: No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father's side - He made him known.
We all long to know God, don't we? If you're a Christian, this is certainly true. If you're not, consider this: do you have a yearning for purpose? For right and wrong to be done? For truth? For knowledge? For beauty? For something more wondrous than yourself?
Look no further. God has been fully and completely revealed in Jesus. Don't look to other religious or spiritual practices to 'feel' God. Look to Jesus as he's revealed in the Scriptures. He is there!
And don't look to the glory of lesser things for your ultimate satisfaction. True glory, true beauty, true awesomeness, true delight, peace - are in Jesus. Cling to him. Don't cope with life - cling to the one who made it.
Merry Christmas!
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