Miracles are interesting things... Christians believe that they happened in the Bible and that Jesus did a lot of miracles, and during the Christmas season, we are reminded that Jesus did not only do miracles, he came as one, and to all of us, and defiantly to Mary.
Most of the time when I think about Miracles, I think about something that some wants with all their heart, a new job, a baby, a wife or husband, a cure for cancer, health, peace, wealth, fame, healing, knowledge, wisdom... there are so many things that we want and some of them are great thing to want, but it is interesting that Jesus did not come in a way that most people wanted...
He came in a way that was necessarily, it was what the fallen world need, not necessarily what the fallen world wanted. The Miracle that Mary experienced was not something that made her life a lot easier or better, but it was something that gave her a glimpse of God, a piece of something that, to be honest, is not at the top of all miracle lists...
I read on another blog something that was really interesting to me: "Maybe thats why Christmas in our malls, our streets, and our living rooms has about as much to do with Christmas as a wax museum has to do with real life - it is inert, artificial, superficial, and incomplete."
That quote made me think a lot.
I mean, I love Christmas, I love it a lot, but do I love the right things for the right reasons, or do I just like gifts, good music (the old, old, old stuff), how most people put on the mask of happiness and joy, or do I love it because of Jesus...
Would I love Christmas just as much if Jesus had absolutely nothing to do with it? Would I still get happy, and love the season?
I guess what I'm getting at is, that I feel more convicted on this Christmas Eve then I feel joy...
I do not love Christmas for the sole reason that Jesus came today, and that bothers me...
If, as a Christian, I talk about love and Jesus, and being a follower of Him, not just a believer, then there is something missing, something gone from there...
Jesus is the reason for the season...
But is He the reason for our joy, for our celebration, for our life?
He should be...
1 comment:
my main mang. Good questions. great thoughts. nice blog.
keep it up. And don't forget the High Countries.
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