While driving around looking at
Christmas lights with my children, I often get to enjoy the many
"oohs" and "awes" flooding my ears from the back
seat. My son is immensely into Christmas lights and appreciates all
the colors and decorations people share with us on our drive home.
However, on this one particular night,
my son was not his normal enthusiastic self. When I asked what was wrong, he
simply stated that the houses were all “decorated wrong”! Not understanding his observation, I quickly
looked for strands of lights misplaced, helium decorations that had collapsed,
or wreaths that might have fallen off doors only to see nothing “wrong”. When I asked him what was wrong, he simply
stated “Well…There’s no baby Jesus mommy!!” This immediately brought tears to my eyes as I
realized my little three year old son just noticed the most important thing
missing from Christmas!
I think sometimes in the hustle and
bustle of everything we forget what Christmas truly is about. Guilty of this myself, it is important that I
notice how “wrong” I am to leave baby Jesus out J
What
an amazing and perfect gift God shared with us so many years ago. Let us not forget that God gave His son, and
His son gave His life, that each of us might have the true gift this Christmas
season, the gift of eternal life. Let us
not forget our “baby Jesus” this Christmas!
Luke 2:11 “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, Which is
Christ the Lord.”