Before we even reached 1st December it was clear that the Silly Season had begun. If you take a look around it’s hard to miss the advertisements everywhere about Christmas lunch, gifts, parties, shopping and holiday time. It’s generally a busy time of the year. We all try to unwind and relax but ultimately we all get caught up with our own agenda’s for the Season.
This year let us take the time to remember the real reason for the Season. Let us reflect on the true meaning of Christmas; the fact that our Saviour was born only to die so that we can be reconciled to God. “And all things are of God, who has reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and has given to us the ministry of reconciliation.” (2 Corinthians 5:18)
The relationship that you have with God is the most vital relationship that you will ever have. There is no better time than now to restore it. And if you don’t have a relationship with God, now is the time to build one. It is not about religion or worshipping a deity, it is about our God who gave up His only Son for us. “For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16)
So let us always remember what God gave up and what Jesus went through because he loved us first. That is unconditional love. And that is the Reason for the Season.
Lord please help us to remember the real reason for Christmas. Help us not to get carried away but to always have you in the centre of our lives. Amen
Have a blessed Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year!
Written by: Candice Coetzee (Church Board Member)
