A RIGHT CHRISTMAS INCLUDES WORSHIP
Dec 05, 2006 | 1:50PM
When Jesus was born in Bethlehem, a wonderful miracle of nature took place. The Heavens opened and an angel came down and announced to a group of shepherds on a Judean hillside, "Unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger" (Luke 2:11-12). Immediately a multitude of the heavenly host joined with the angel praising God. The shepherds in haste went to town, found the baby, knelt before Him, and worshipped Him.
If you and I are to have a Right Christmas, we must make time to worship Him in spirit and in truth. We, too, need to come with haste and bow down before Him in love. Adoration is simply looking at Him and loving Him. He is worthy.
It is said that Longfellow could take a worthless sheet of paper and write a poem on it worth $6,000. Rockefeller could sign his name to a check and it was worth millions. A mechanical engineer can take $5 worth of materials and make it worth $105. An artist can take an inexpensive piece of canvas and paint a picture on it which, in future years, will be worth thousands of dollars. And God can take a worthless, sinful life, wash it clean in the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ, put His Spirit into it, and make that life a blessing to the world.
But even God cannot accomplish this miracle unless He is given a chance. If we come, as did the shepherds, to Him, kneel before, surrender, and let Him have His way in us, He will make our lives beautiful indeed. He is ready to receive our worship now.
A man was brought to a great clinic for an operation to remove his cancerous tongue in order to save his life. As a large group of professors and students looked on, the surgeon said, "This will be the last opportunity for you to form words with your tongue. Would you like to say anything before the operation?" The man, looking up into the faces of those around him, cried out: "Praise be to Jesus Christ throughout all eternity." Oh, that we might feel that way about Him and give Him proper recognition from our hearts.
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