Today 12-19-2024

Luke 1:14 NASB "You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice over his birth."I wish it said "all"! Today's verse speaks of Christ's birth and how many will rejoice. I couldn't wait for the day to arrive, the presents, the excitement, the joy that it brought was sometimes overwhelming. As a young boy the anticipation of the day grew stronger with each passing minute. You see it wasn't for Christmas, it was for my birthday. I was born on Dec. 24th, so I waited a whole year to celebrate. Yeah sure Christmas was coming, but I was more excited for my birthday than Christmas. The reality is that many of us have other things to celebrate that we feel are more important than the Birth of our Savior. We put ourselves ahead of Him and thats never a good thing. I started the devotion by saying I wish it said all - that all would rejoice over His Birth rather than many - oh that we could find the joy  and gladness of His Birth in our lives this year and not make it about us! peace, tom