Christmas in Woodbury

The whole family will be together in Woodbury (less 1 brother in law) when my younger sister arrives today. It is always good to have the entire family together for the holidays. The Christmas story is read, gifts are given, games played, stories of past times are retold, and food is consumed. While Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday (lots of food, football and family), Christmas of course has the most significant impact on my worldview. Hard to imagine the God of the universe sending His son in the form of a helpless baby to save the world. While this apparent dichotomy (omnipotent becoming vulnerable) is not the main reason I believe in God's saving gift of grace, it does tend to reinforce the fact that Jesus wasn't dreamt up by the same people who conceived of Zanu, the flying spaghetti monster, or any other character involved with different world views.

The stories of those of us who put faith in Jesus is full of failures and setbacks along our respective journeys but each concludes with ultimate victory through Him. The evidence for God is everywhere and yet many of us still refuse to submit to His authority in our lives and because of this pride we refuse the gift that He freely offers. My prayer is that those of us who serve God will really serve God, and that those of you who happen upon this blog who don't know God and haven't accepted His free gift of grace, will do so this year. Merry Christmas and may God richly bless each of you now and in the New Year.