Devotion:
Read Matthew 1:24-25.
It is so amazing the many methods of communication available to us in this day and time. There are several methods of social media, emails, phone calls, Facetime and the technology is expanding. I love being able to see the person while I am talking to them. It makes such a difference, especially if I don’t get to be with them very often.
Still, there is nothing better than actually getting to be there with them. To be able to hold them, hug them or just sit in the same room with them makes such a big difference.
My favorite story this time of year is about the little girl who got frightened one night and went running into her parents’ bedroom. Her mom assured her that she didn’t have to be scared and she could go back to her bed. A little later there was a crack of thunder and she went running back to her parents. Her father reminded her of the lesson she had learned at Sunday School, that God was with her all the time, so she did not need to be scared. She said, “I know God is with me, but right now I need somebody with skin on!”
We all need somebody with skin on at times; somebody we can hold; somebody we can touch. Jesus Christ put skin on in order to be with us and deliver God’s message of love and forgiveness personally. After all, personally is the best way to deliver a message.
Personal Worship Option:
Though Christ came to be with us, he does not force his way into any part of your life. He respects your freedom too much for that and wants you to be able to choose if you want him there. If you do, make this verse by Phillips Brooks your own prayer:
O holy Child of Bethlehem, descend to me, I pray; cast out my sin, and enter in, be born in me today.
I hear the Christmas angels the great glad tidings tell; O come to me, abide in me, my Lord Emmanuel.
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