Reason For The Season

I hope you had a great Christmas. I haven't sat down at my "blog desk" for awhile, due to enjoying the food, friends and family. What a great opportunity to enjoy some time off, and put on 10 pounds......
I hope, after putting up the tree, stringing the outside lights, getting the shopping done, filling the stockings, sending out Christmas cards, ripping through the presents, etc.... you didn't forget about the reason for the season.

Last week I attended a nice Christmas/Birthday party at a neighbor's house with some good friends. Those friends included primarily Catholics, and one lone Jewish man, Bob. Bob is a piece of work, making comments about not getting too close to the oven in the kitchen when we Christians are around..... He is pretty tongue in cheek, and has a great sense of humor. It was helpful that night. Bob asked me one of his tongue in cheek questions at the dinner table that I couldn't leave alone. He said, "Terry, just answer me one question. Why did you guys feel like you had to add something to our bible?" What an appropriate question at Christmas time.

What an open door to share with that group the importance of the New Testament. I was able to share how the story had to be finished......how we now had HOPE that was not available to us with just an Old Testament.
I hope you remember that Jesus came to earth to finish the story. He came to earth to give us the hope we need. Praise God for allowing his Son (God in human form) to come to earth and give us the greatest Christmas gift ever..... eternal life.