EXPECTATION
My husband, Steve took a psychology class at USC as part of an Air Force safety school that he was attending. The professor walked into the room and yelled “PERCEP-TION!” Of course all of those Air Force officers jumped to attention because “ATTEN-TION” is what they expected to hear. That is human nature. We see and hear what we expect.
Christmas is a season of great expectation. Unfortunately all too often the expectation has little to do with waiting for the birth of our Savior, and way too much to do with the expectation of creating the perfect holiday. The perception seems to be that Christmas has very little (and to more and more people) nothing to do with God’s greatest gift of love.
What is your perception of Christmas? What do you expect on Christmas eve? Do you expect the love of God to once again fill your heart with the miracle of his greatest gift to the world, his son Jesus Christ? What will you do to make this miracle happen in your own heart and in others? Will you read the devotionals daily and commune with God? Will you be in church throughout the season and on Christmas eve? Will you give the gift of love, understanding, and compassion to all you meet? Will the expectation and assurance of God’s love shine through you?
“Prepare the way for the Lord” (Luke 3:4 NIV) and make the perception of Christmas the expectation of Christ’s birth!
Margaret Williams
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