A lot of our lives are spent waiting. Waiting on the light to turn green, for our habitually tardy friend to show up for lunch, or for that gorgeous gray Patagonia fleece to go on-sale (been waiting on that one for a while now, folks).
Christmastime is pretty much one big ol' pile of waiting.
We wait for Starbucks to bring back the infamous Peppermint Mocha in its infamous red cup.
We wait for ABC Family to start airing their 25 Days of Christmas programming of movies we have all seen at least 25 times.
We wait for the socially acceptable time to put the Country Christmas Pandora station on full blast throughout the apartment.
And then we have the Advent Calendar, whose sole purpose is to aid the countdown to December 25.
And on December 25, the wait is finally over.
It's finally Jesus' birthday.
The birthday that was prophesied repeatedly throughout scripture.
The birthday when God sent us a way to know and experience His love.
The birthday the whole world had been waiting for.
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| Matthew 1:18-25 on the chalkboard wall in my apartment. |
And my oh my, is this birthday a cause for celebration.
We celebrate that the creator of the entire universe chose to humble himself to the form of a baby in a feeding trough.
We celebrate that he then grew up to live a perfect, sinless life amidst the temptations he faced as a human.
We celebrate that he chose to take on the wrath and punishment of the whole world's sins, therefore saving us from our own.
We celebrate that through his life, death, and resurrection, we can know him personally.
We can know His love, His grace, and His freedom.
And I think a celebration like that is well worth the wait.
Merry, merry, merry Christmas to you all.
I hope you are having as much fun being home with your family as I am with mine!
I hope you are having as much fun being home with your family as I am with mine!
O, Holy Night is my absolute favorite. Especially when Carrie Underwood sings it.
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