Life. Faith. Jesus.

It’s Christmas Eve, but it feels like Friday.

This week feels like one of the longest weeks. Probably because of what I have done at work. It’s just been crazy. I got this crazy sinus pressure and feel like I just ran a marathon. I hope I feel better by this weekend because I’ll be preaching, and it’s never fun to do that while feeling a little down. So right now, all I want to do is get back in bed, pull the covers over me, and SLEEP.

But I AM really thankful it’s Christmas Eve.

I am thankful of the occasion we are celebrating. It’s the most dramatic event in all of history. Our God is the only God who would leave His place of holiness and come to be with His people; Emanuel. Not only would He be with them, He would become one. It’s the ultimate expression of identifying with His people. This is love. And this would have been enough, but He didn’t stop here.

Jesus lived a life we couldn’t, died a death we should have, and paid a price we could never pay just for the sake of people who were perishing in their sins, so that if they would receive His work He would give them the right to become children of God. Amazing. Utterly amazing.

Reflect on His goodness.

While my daughters open their gifts I am going to do my best to reflect upon the goodness of Jesus and the gift He gave me—when I did nothing to deserve it. Actually, while I was actively working against Him, and solely for me. That’s called hate. Yes, while we were God-haters, Christ died for us.

Reflect on God’s goodness today and the rest of this Christmas season. Don’t be religious to others who don’t love Jesus, but instead love them just as Christ loved you while you were an enemy of God. And by the way, try to make it a habit. You don’t have to wait until Christmas to be kind and loving. You can actually do it year around, just like how God’s love is poured out on us—year around.

So not only reflect on Christmas in thought, but in deed. Internalize it, externalize it.

Merry Christmas!



—Jonathan

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