Adore Him

Merry Christmas everyone.  

It is my favorite time of the year!  As a music guy, the lights and the sounds of Christmas resound EVERYWHERE!  The radio stations are laced with Christmas Carols and songs of the season, as well as watching our favorite Christmas shows on TV, like the classic “Elf” or It’s a Wonderful Life”.  There is nothing like grabbing a bowl of hot tortilla soup, or a nice tall cup of hot chocolate.  The Christmas Tree is set up and the decorations adorn our homes.  And what about the gifts and presents, the shopping and the lines in the malls.  It is a picture of absolute controlled chaos, right?  What are you going to get the kids this year for Christmas?  Where are you traveling over the break?  What parties are you going to attend?

Are you tired already...and it is just the first week of December?

So here is my encouragement to you today - Stop, pause and take a big breath.  As crazy, fun, exciting, draining and stressful this season can be, let me remind us all that Christmas is truly not about one single thing I have mentioned so far.  I strongly believe that the stuff surrounding Christmas can become more of a distraction from the true meaning of Christmas.  So pause and remember the true meaning of Christmas as you enter this month of December.  

What is the True meaning of Christmas?  Look in the word - CHRIST

“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders.  And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."  Isaiah 9:6

This weekend in worship we are singing “Adore Him”, a song that captures the heart of the Christ in Christmas.  As you pause and take a breath today, I invite you to worship Christ and adore Him as Christ the Lord.  See you this weekend in worship.  

Merry Christmas

Watch and listen to this amazing song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUCD-GXObac