Last night at Prayer Meeting, our prayer list was populated by a lot of bad news--cancer, death, just plain meanness, and family breakdown. Magnifying that view of badness was news this morning, that someone had done some minor vandalism on the set-up for our Live Nativity. If we aren't careful the parade of the ugly will make us calloused to the pain out there in our world and the impact it has on us. We'll just settle into the "It's always like that." syndrome. We'll thicken our skins, keep our heads down, lock our doors, trudge on, and, worst of all, conclude that those responses--wise though they may be--constitute the answer.
Thinking of the Christmas story, I am reminded of a promise that came to ancient Judah, at a time when there were a lot of things wrong, and the King of Judah was trying all kinds of things to provide protection. The Prophet Isaiah came with a message.
"Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel.. . . a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace. . . . [He will] uphold it with justice and righteousness. . . ." (Isaiah 7:14 & 9:6-7)
Ultimately the answer to the evil in this world is a child!
With a wish for the best of Christmases,
it's Something To Think About
from the Covington Bible Church.
This will be my first Christmas without my mom. Mom made hundreds of little angels, like the one on the left. They are literally around the world. I don't have any handwork for you, but on our website, covingtonbblechurch.com, you can find recordings of messages, including some recent messages on thanksgiving, and there is a lot of information about the One Who came to earth to be our Savior,covingtonbiblechurch.com. Click on "Life's most important question."
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