On Christmas Eve, after the church service and before our boys open one gift, we spend time as a family reading and sharing about the story of Jesus’ birth. This year, it was an especially good conversation and our boys provided practical application to a very familiar story to them.
We read about the angels and our boys responded by saying they need to be more like the angels in sharing the good news. We talked about the shepherds and how these guys quickly went to see what they had been told about. Our boys application was that we need to be more eager about seeing God than doing our own things.
We then read about the wise men in Matthew 2. These guys came in search of a king whom they could worship. And they came a long way! In contrast, King Herod was looking for the one called king so that he could wipe Him out and protect his own thrown and lineage. Our application… are we more interested in worshipping Jesus and making Him king of our lives or are we protecting our own kinghood. Pretty goo insight from these guys, and a challenging application for us all.
So what did you walk away with this Christmas? How will your life be different because you have a Savior?
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