We spent all of last month eagerly awaiting the arrival of Christmas. We decorated, we shopped, we baked, we were excited for the coming of Christmas day. We were looking forward to the arrival of the Christ Child. Well, now Christmas has come and gone. The decorations have been put away, the tree is gone, the food has been eaten, and the new has worn off of the presents. Did anything really change? What was all of the excitement for? Here we are only a few weeks later and it is like Christmas never happened.
Unfortunately, I think as Christians this is all too often true of us. There is much excitement, rightly so, about Jesus' arrival in our life, but then a few weeks later nothing has really changed. The first Christmas changed the world forever. With the arrival of Jesus, man was provided with a way to escape the destiny that sin demanded. Jesus did more than change history, He changed eternity. We can now spend eternity with Him in heaven. His arrival in our life should leave a noticeable change in our lives, it shouldn't be a one day event. It isn't something we celebrate and then put away in the closet. We should live our lives as if we are meeting Jesus for the first time every day. Every day should have the excitement of Christmas.
