"Why spend time on a
God who needs so much praise?
I have much better things
to do with my days!"
Even some Christians fall
in this trap,
Refusing their hands to
raise or to clap.
Leaning more on some
outward reason to praise,
Than on promises in His
Word God has made.
God's not an insatiable
‘praise sponge’ up beyond the sky,
Or someone we won't meet
until the good ole bye 'n bye.
He's not idling His time
lusting for your praise,
Nor aching for you to read
what His Word says.
One day, God sent His Son to
us; we call it 'Christmas',
Destined some 33 years
later to die for us.
His Message to us was clear
and upending:
The
Father's great love for us is unending.
You
have an unseen enemy whose name is satan,
He
who by mere human means can never be beaten.
My
sacrificial death for you is freely offered.
Your
praise to God opens up Heaven's power coffers!
My
blood sacrifice is sin's power quencher.
Your
praise sacrifice defeats your avenger. *
And
though I died, yet now I live to serve you eternally,
As
you die to your will, we serve Father God fraternally.
Receive
Me and embrace My Message, you embrace life ...eternal.
Reject
Me and ignore My Message, you embrace life...infernal.
Still think it's worth less
to praise Father God?
If so, here's something I
think is quite odd:
How come every year it's at
Christmastime,
In joy, we hail The
Messenger's arrival,
Yet all year long His
Message we don't mime,
Living our lives as in
it's full denial?
This year, as you prepare
His arrival to celebrate,
Stop, think, and take time this
conundrum to ponder:
While The Messenger’s
arrival was incredibly great,
His Message is an
awesome, "on-going" wonder!
God’s Message is The
Bible -- on paper, ink ‘n print.
God’s Messenger
was/is Jesus -- in flesh, blood ‘n bone.
Don’t just celebrate Him at
Christmas and then at Lent,
Forbidding His Message in
your heart to find its home.
For more on Christmas, please see:
Christmas Reflections
For more on Christmas, please see:
Christmas Reflections
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* Psalm 8:2
