It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! J
What’s the first thing that comes to your mind
when you think of the upcoming holiday? The majority of the people today would
say shopping, presents, decorating, cookies, santa, the annoying song that
everyone can’t stand “The Twelve days of Christmas”, NO SCHOOL for a couple of
weeks and so on. Shouldn’t our first thought be of Jesus?
My favorite Christmas song EVER is “O, Holy
Night”
This song is so anointed; I get teary eyed
every time I hear it. I especially like the Celine Dion version…that women has
some serious vocal cords! JFUN FACT: O Holy Night' was written by Placide Cappeau de Roquemaure in 1847. Cappeau was asked by the parish priest to write a poem for Christmas.
O Holy Night! The stars are brightly
shining,
It is the night of our dear Savior’s
birth.
Long lay the world in sin and error
pining.
Till He appeared and the Spirit felt
its worth.
A thrill of hope the weary world
rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious
morn.
Fall on your knees! Oh, hear the angel
voices!
O night divine, the night when Christ
was born;
O night, O Holy Night, O night divine!
Truly He taught us to love one
another,
His law is love and His gospel is
peace.
Chains He shall break, for the slave
is our brother.
And in His name all oppression shall
cease.
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus
raise we,
With all our hearts we praise His holy
name.
Christ is the Lord!
It’s one of
those songs that people just sing because they know it, but they don’t really
LISTEN to the actual words. When I hear this song I imagine what it would have
been like if I was actually there that night Jesus was born. Wouldn’t that have
been awesome!!!!! I would have LOVED to be one of the shepherds that night…..
Luke 2:8-14 That night there were shepherds
staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep. 9 Suddenly, an
angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory
surrounded them. They were terrified, 10 but the angel reassured them. “Don’t
be afraid!” he said. “I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all
people. 11 The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in
Bethlehem, the city of David! 12 And you will recognize him by this sign: You
will find a baby wrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a manger.”13
Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the angels of heaven—praising
God and saying 14 “Glory to God in the highest heaven and peace on earth to
those with whom God is pleased.”
To hear the
angels sing and rejoicing that Jesus was born…WOW!!!! I can imagine a rockin’
birthday party that night!
As we start
this Christmas season let’s not forget the TRUE meaning of why we celebrate it.
What a great time to talk about Jesus with your friends these next couple of
weeks before you get out for the break. Let’s bring Jesus back in CHRISTmas!
He came to
this earth so that we could be redeemed. He came to give us hope, peace and
love. The awesome part is that He isn’t that little baby in the manger anymore, He is coming back for us soon! Let us celebrate Jesus
this season and help others around us so that they can know Him too.
I will leave with this cool little story about the Candy Cane. Maybe while you and your friends are hanging out and eating some, you can tell them about this story you heard.......
The candy
maker then shaped his cane into the form of a "J" to represent the
precious name of Jesus, who came to the earth as Savior. It could also
represent the staff of the "Good Shepherd" with which He reaches down
to reclaim the fallen lambs that, like sheep, have gone astray.
Thinking that
the candy was somewhat plain, the candy maker stained it with red stripes. He
used three small stripes to show the stripes of the scourging Jesus received.
The large red stripe was for the blood shed by Christ on the cross so that we
could have the promise of eternal life.
Be Blessed!
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