Have you had your JOY JUICE today? As you decorate your home for Christmas, why
don’t you consider serving Joy Juice to all those who help with this task? It will make the time pass quickly and
joyfully!
Speaking of
decorating, everywhere we look this month we see beautiful expressions of the
season….one of which is the lovely poinsettia.
This flower was first called "The Flower of the Holy Night". A Mexican legend tells of a little boy who
had nothing to give the baby Jesus. As he prayed, it is told that a flower grew
at his feet. He quickly picked it and gave it to Jesus.
Such a sweet story, though we know
it to be only a legend. What we do know for fact is that the flower is named
for a man named Poinsett--the American ambassador to Mexico--who
is given credit for introducing it to the United States.
A legend is a traditional story
sometimes regarded as historical… but it is unauthenticated. We are not sure of
the validity of some stories, but we can be certain of the truth found in the Biblical account of Jesus’
birth. Scripture refers to Jesus as the
Lily of the Valley. A lily is a sweet
and fragrant flower. Ephesians 5:2
describes Jesus as the One Who
gave "himself for us as an offering and a sacrifice to God for a
sweet-smelling savour.” When we
put Jesus first on our Christmas list and in our lives, then we will experience
genuine joy! Decorate your heart with
the Lily of the valley. And have a
joyfully blessed Christmas.
Each time you see a
poinsettia, be reminded of the beauty of the season. Celebrate Jesus, the Lily of the Valley.
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