Have you had your JOY JUICE
today? If it’s spiced with Christmas JOY
then it will be a delightful drink that you’ll want to serve to all your family
and friends.
We’ve
talked a lot this week about the having the genuine Christmas spirit. We know
that we should look past the parties, the presents, the baking and decorating;
To find Christmas JOY, we need to keep Jesus first through all our holiday
plans.
Rick Warren
asks the question: “What will you find at
Christmas?” He states that we spend most
of our Christmas season searching for the perfect gift, the huge bargain, the
ideal decorations, the last parking spot.
At the very first Christmas, many people missed it because they were too
busy looking for other things. The
politicians missed the first Christmas.
The business community missed the first Christmas. The innkeeper missed the first
Christmas. Even the religious
establishment missed the first Christmas, because they were looking at other things. The only people who enjoyed the very first
Christmas were the people who were looking for it.
The angels told the shepherds, “You’ll
find the baby…lying in a manger.” And the shepherds said: “Let’s go see!”
The shepherds found Jesus because
they were searching. And later on,
another group, the wise men, found Jesus because they were looking for Him,
too. Wise men came from the East, asking ‘Where is the baby….We have come to
worship Him.’ Matt.2:1-2
Now, here’s
the question again: What are you going to find this Christmas? Each of us will find what we’re really
looking for! My prayer is that we all
will look for Jesus….and find ourselves being lavished in His love and JOY!
Continually seek the true
Christmas spirit by serving the JOY JUICE of Jesus!
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