Have you had your JOY JUICE today? May I suggest that you give “joy” as
Christmas gifts this year?
Often we
get caught up in the “what I want for Christmas” mode. It’s not just children
who make their wish lists. We begin to
drop hints to our family and friends about what we really NEED. And often our
“needs” and “wants” get confused! Are
we guilty of spending too much time thinking about what we are going to GET for
Christmas?
Let’s be
reminded that we already have the BEST gift of all…..Jesus. What a gift of
love! God sacrificed His Son, so that we might know the JOY of the Lord! This
week let’s think about how we can pass that love and JOY on to others during
this Christmas season.
One way
that we can share Christ’s love is by following the instructions of Paul in Philippians 2:3-4: “Do
nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider
OTHERS better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own
interests, but also to the interests of others.” Paul was encouraging us to take our
eyes off of ourselves—our wants, our desires, our rights— and think of others
instead.
This
Christmas season, rather than thinking of ourselves, let’s look around to see
how we can help someone else. We may be surprised
at how much JOY will be in our own hearts when we share the JOY of Jesus with
others!
“Consider others” by sharing the best Christmas gift of all…the
gift of JOY in Jesus!
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