Psalm 34:1-3 - I will bless
the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in
my mouth. My soul shall make her
boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be
glad. O magnify the LORD with me,
and let us exalt his name together.
I am pretty sure that David did not write this amazing text
on a Christmas day…but it is no accident that it just happened to be Christmas
Eve when I read it. God knew I would
reread it on Christmas morning…and feel the truth of its words on one of the
most special days of the year.
This text sums up all that we should think is important on
this Christmas morning. We should stop
and take a moment ….or longer to bless the Lord…and boast of all that he has
done….even if all of it is not what we thought we wanted. If you read the rest
of this chapter…it is full of God’s great promises if we reverence him…cry out
to him…trust him….and fear him.
It is the day we picked to celebrate Jesus’s birthday…the
greatest present ever given to the world. And even though most believe that the
actual birth of this gift was sometime other than this day…it really doesn’t
matter. For me it is like the promise
that he will return some day to take all of us who believe to Heaven one day. We do not know the time…or the day….but we
trust deep in our heart that it is always near. Christ …the promised Messiah
was born….grew into a ministry…gave his life to save us all …and raised because
of his innocence and pure heart to give us the greatest gift ever given to man.
Father…this Christmas day I stop to thank you for all you
have done. I boast of your love…and pray
that you will help me really grasp what it means to bless your name…constantly…no
matter what life throws at me. I have
tasted your great love…and it is indeed good.
It has sustained me and helped to weather some great storms in the last
4 years. I thank you for helping me to find a deeper relationship with you…and
pray that you will draw me even closer in the days you grant me after
this. Amen.
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