Acts 2:1
.........they were all with one accord in one place.
For one moment last night, the world outside seemed to disappear and we, who had gathered, were truly in one accord.
Each person there had more than their fair share of troubles and problems..
but for that one evening, we laid them down to turn our attention to Christ.
Whatever hope we may have brought into that room was magnified and revealed as a true gift from God.
It is the Christmas season...
It was time to worship the One who came to change everything in the lives of those who had been touched by His message.
At the same time, a strange thought came to my mind. In fact, I woke up yesterday morning with this thought rolling around in my brain.
"The only reason that Christmas exists is because of the great darkness...that spiritual darkness of the heart we call sin." There could be no other reason for us to celebrate such a thing as Christmas. As beautiful as we try to make it....as innocent and cuddly as we try to put a spin on the story....Christ came to die. His manger lay in the shadow of a cross that was to be his destiny. Now praise God that such doesn't end there. There was also a tomb.......soldiers guarding the tomb.........and stones that rolled away under angelic hands. The story ends in Victory. The page turns in the brightness of an the first Easter morning. Darkness was officially defeated and salvation was given for any to receive.
Lot's of family and friends there last night.
Hugs all around....
Laughter....
Kid's running here and there...
And over it all was the divine thought that God has sustained us another year.
So a collective "thank you" rose up from that room last night as we celebrated our 18th candle light service.
From the Bynum's, Vicki, Michael, Chad and Robin, Josh and Heather, Tyler and Ashley...
We wish you and your family the merriest of Christmases. And may your home and life be filled with His presence.
Merry Christmas
And God on you....
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