ConneXus Blog

By Julia Fowler, Worship Arts Pastor

Three retirees, each with hearing loss, were taking a walk one fine March day.  One remarked to the other, “Windy, ain’t it?” “NO,” the second man replied, “It’s Thursday”.  To which the third chimed in, “So am I, let’s have a Coke.”

Sometimes the wheels of communication are quite literally the mirror of this corny joke.  For some things, such as the name of the day, or whether one’s thirsty or not, the clarity of the message isn’t really all that important.  There are, however, other items in life that do beg for correction when error occurs in its communication. 

This holiday season I think we need to be very clear about a few different things. 

First, regardless of what any advertisement, company policy or political agenda tries to tell you, this season is all about Christ and we who love him and stand up for him should have no apologies to make for speaking the truth. 

Second, Christ came so that ALL might be saved.  Not a certain group of people … regardless … and period. 

Third, gift giving is not of the devil!  HOWEVER, over spending and spending outside your means (in other words purchasing on credit that you can’t pay cash for when the bill is due) is irresponsible. 

Because this season is about HIM, and because we want to continue the work he started (seeing that all people are saved) we want to honor him in all that we do this holiday season: even in our gift giving.   The most precious gift you could ever offer doesn’t cost you a penny because it’s already been paid for.  Jesus Christ is the more absolute, perfect, one size fits all gift you could ever offer to anyone and I encourage you this year, with all the courage you can muster, to give HIM out like crazy this year!

Enjoy his presence instead of being so worried about presents!  Love Him, worship Him, take the opportunities that come your way to communicate clearly His message of hope this year!