Funny thing, Christmas used to be my most favorite time of year. In many ways it is still a very exciting time but not in the same way. The birth of Christ is a significant event on the Christian calendar but I have to say that as of late I have not looked forward to the singing of Christmas carols or the happy little sermons on things like, "Don't get overwhelmed in the trappings of the Christmas season". I've heard it all before and I don't care to hear it again. I sometimes think that we blend in with the "world" too much this time of year. Our words and actions are much too similar. Of course it is a great time to reach out to those who don't know the Lord. People who would be offended at a Christian card other times of the year, are much more open to them at Christmas.
Our pastor has been preaching a little differently this Christmas season. Because the word "advent" means "coming" he has taken the first "advent" of Christ and gone on to highlight His second "advent" or Second Coming. I have particularly enjoyed this series. To study the words in Revelation at Christmas has given me a whole new excitement. Instead of just looking back and celebrating His birth, we are directed to look forward and anxiously anticipate His second coming to earth! What a glorious time that will be. The new city of Jerusalem is a celebration of redemption. Praise God making a way back to a relationship with Him for eternity!
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