Have you
had your JOY JUICE today? Most of us are
busy getting ready for Christmas.
Hopefully, as we decorate our homes for the season, we do it with great
joy!
Let’s consider some the traditional
decorations we use to make our homes look like “Christmas”. Why do we use
certain items to bring that holiday cheer into our homes? What do they represent?
Drive
through any neighborhood this time of year and you will see many front doors adorned
with beautiful Christmas wreaths. It’s a
lovely tradition to bring Christmas cheer to the outside AND the inside of our
homes. The circle of the wreath reminds us of God’s eternal love. It has no beginning or end! Psalm 136:26
says: “Give thanks to the God of heaven. His love endures forever.” The greenery used in most wreaths is to
represent the truth that Christ lives and He came to earth to give us the
opportunity for eternal life. The
familiar passage in John 3:16 tells us “For God so loved the world that he gave his
only Son, that whosoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal
life!”
My hope is
that each time we look at a Christmas wreath this season, we will see it with
fresh eyes and renewed understanding.
May we see the joy of the Lord shining through the circle of His
unending, everlasting love.
Hang your Christmas wreath with a heart of joy as you celebrate the
reason for the season….JESUS!
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