Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful. John 14:27
Our nation has been so weary these past couple of months, with natural disasters and people losing their homes and businesses, and mass shootings including elementary school kids losing their lives. Now we have a looming fiscal cliff that threatens our economy and may plunge us back to a recession. There are still people that are out of work and barely can make ends meet. Yet the world rejoices on this day – Christmas.
Christmas is a celebration of Jesus’ birth. We talk about how Jesus brought peace and love on the earth. It is celebrated around the world. It is a time we spend with family, give gifts and try to live in love and at peace. So when we think of the birth of Jesus we rejoice in spite of what happens we rejoice.
The greatest weapon against the enemy is praise; especially, when you have nothing to praise Jesus about. Despite the recent tragic events this holiday many family are more grateful and rejoicing over what they do have. It is during tragedy that we realize what is important and what isn’t.
So we rejoice on this day. Hopefully you had a wonderful Christmas. Just remember that Jesus is the reason for the season. He is our example to live at peace with all men and loving one another.
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