CHRISTMAS IS CALLING

ALL AROUND THERE ARE THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS. Not just the noise of Christmas that invades our senses, but the sights and sounds that call us deeper.  They are there, if only we care to listen.

    The Advent of our Lord 2000 years ago was a time of calling. God, the Living Word, was soon to enter our world, Emmanuel, God with us. It wouldn’t be a noisy arrival with the fanfare of trumpets, the ringing of bells, and shouts of acclamation, but it was still a time when God spoke, when He called, and people had the opportunity to respond.

     Consider those to whom the call of God came and how they responded.

• God called Mary. She responded with, “Behold the handmaiden of the Lord.
• God called Joseph. He responded by obediently doing what God said to do.
• God called the Magi from the east. They responded by embarking upon a long and perilous journey.
• God called the inn-keeper. He responded by offering all he had left to give.
• God called the shepherds. They arose and went to seek the Messiah, their Savior.
• God called God, the Living Word. He left His throne in heaven, and meekly slept in the manger’s hay.

     Two-thousand years ago, God called and people responded. Today God is still calling. Christ is calling. 

     How will you respond?