Twas the Night Before Christmas

As Christmas approaches I want each of you to know that the greatest gift did not come from a black Friday sale.  The greatest gift did not come from the lay-a-way that you put up in October.  The greatest gift was the gift of salvation that was delivered in a manger on one silent night.  Enjoy the celebration but never forget that Jesus is the reason for the season, and when you are in your best season, Jesus is the reason.  I pray that the joy that you have with you now you will keep forever more. 

Good day to you all!  I know that the festivities are going well, and if they are not know that God is still in the midst of it all.  You are one step away from where you need to be!

“Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house

Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse”

It was a night that was not too much different than any other night.  There were no pre-Christmas celebrations.  There were no garland and holiday light decorations.  It was just a silent night.  There was a star that guided some wise men, kings as they were, to a little barn.  This was no Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade that introduced the Christmas Season, and there were no Holiday cartoons.  It was just a silent night. Mary gave birth to our Lord and Savior.  It was a great event, Jesus came to save the world from its sins, yet with no fan fair or celebration He was born in a manger because there was no more room in the inn. Something extraordinary happened on what would seem to be an ordinary night.

Dear Reader let not your heart be troubled.  Do you know that God can do something extraordinary with what would seem to be ordinary.  Do you know that on the night before Christmas God’s plan was unfolding.  You might be looking at yourself and saying, “I don’t have much to give, I am just an ordinary person.”  You might be looking back on your life and saying, “I can’t really touch anyone, I am just living an ordinary life.”  Oh, Dear Reader do you realize that there is a miracle being born. In the midst of your ordinary circumstance God is moving.  There may not be any room in the fancy hotels, but God can work with a manger in a barn.  People may have made you feel like you were not equipped to handle the big dreams, but God has proven that He can birth miracles on an ordinary night.  If you are feeling like you got nothing going on, I want you to remember that there was a night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.  Your miracle is on its way so don’t give up on you, because God is still working it out on your behalf.

You are beautiful, loved, and blessed

John Reed