Proclamation!

Posted on Dec 18, 2015 in Devotions |

Do you ever stop and think about the proclamation of Christmas? It is really kind of amazing to me during this time of year to go around in the stores and hear the worship music and to see the story of Jesus in nativity scenes all over the place. In a world that is so PC you can hardly say anything without it offending everyone, it is sometimes shocking to hear things like “Glory to God in the Highest” or songs proclaiming Jesus as Savior and Lord. Don’t get me wrong, I think it is great. I just think for a lot of people it is background music and doesn’t yet hold a lot of meaning.
That is where we come in.

For us, those who know Jesus and call on Him as Savior and Lord, these songs and these proclamations have great meaning! We can say amen to them. We can thank God for their expression and for us they are worship! But even more than that they and all the circumstances surrounding the birth of Christ provide us with opportunity. Opportunity while people are thinking of Jesus to explain why the birth of Christ is so important. Why it is that we celebrate Him. Why we worship Him. What Christ means, and what Lord means. It is an opportunity to explain that true love is demonstrated in Christ’s self sacrifice. It is to talk about sin and its solution.

Maybe you have been cautious in the past in your sharing. Maybe you have been embarrassed or afraid it might be awkward. Well here is your chance. At a time when everyone is talking about Him, yet few actually know what they are talking about, take the chance and proclaim Him.

Proclaim him like the shepherds did!

See you at church,

Pastor Chris