Philippians 2:9-11 (ESV)
9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him
the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee
should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue
confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Come and behold Him,
Born the King of Angels;
O come, let us adore Him
Adoration is a word that we love to use during the Christmas
season thanks largely to the classic carol O Come, All Ye Faithful as we sing,
“O come, let us adore Him.” So many of us during the Christmas season spend
more time thinking about Christ and giving Him adoration than any other time of
the year. Think about it for a moment. More people go to church during
Christmas than any other time of the year. We also tend to find ourselves
singing and listening to songs about Jesus more during the Christmas season
than any other time of year. As a result, Christmas is a time when we love to
praise Him, honor Him, and adore Him much in the way Philippians 2:9-11
describes.
While it’s great that Christ earns so much of our attention
and adoration during Christmas, it’s important to remember that we should pay
that same amount of attention to Him 12 months a year instead of just one.
Sure, it’s easy to get caught up in the Christmas spirit and spend more time
thinking, singing, praying, and adoring Christ during December, but in order to
have a true relationship with Christ we must adore and spend time with Him
throughout the year. This year as you move out of the Christmas season and back
into the normalcy of life, strive to find a way to capture that Christmas
spirit that will enable you to adore Him and grow with Him every day of your
life.
What steps will you take to ensure that you spend time
daily with Christ throughout the year?
Dear Lord, thank You for this special day that we celebrate
Your great gift. We pray that we would have the same Christmas spirit and be faithful throughout the year. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.
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