"No doubt you have heard people say, or perhaps you have said yourself, 'Christmas is for children.' Take a long look at this group standing in the temple and you will never say it again. You have Mary, Joseph, Simeon, Anna - and Jesus, the center of their hearts' attention. Mary was a teenager, Joseph was perhaps twice as old as his wife, and Simeon and Anna were aged; but they were all united around the Savior."*What a tremendous thought....mostly everyone invited to and affected by the birth of Jesus were adults or near adults! There is something here for all of us. Our celebrations should be just as meaningful to and anticipated for us as they are for little ones.
'Christmas is for children' certainly wasn't true at that first Christmastime, because Jesus was welcomed and worshiped by angels and shepherds, common people and sages, and especially by the older folks who had long been awaiting His coming."*
There you have it - permission to be as giddy as a child at Christmastime! Of course, most kids are simply eager for gifts and physical delights but there is so much more. We should be equally as eager to receive. We are awaiting Christ's return. I'm excited for that and Christmas reminds me of how we are to come..."Truly, I tell you," said Jesus, "unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven" (Matt. 18:3) By children, perhaps means the humble of heart, regardless of age.
Is He describing you?
*C is for Christmas
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