Acts 20:35 ESV
In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”At this time of the year social media and everywhere we look are positive posts about how we should feel and how we should respond to others this Christmas season. Even I am guilty of seeing an awesome Face book post and I immediately hit the like button or type “Amen” into the comments field.
My question for us that hit the like button or respond by saying how much the comment touched us is: “How often do we leave our social media response as our only response to God's wise words expressed by others?”
My friends, being touched and feeling warmed by words at this time of year is crucial and critical, but more must be done. As we welcome the Messiah to come in a few days we must understand that this is also God's call to action for His people.
My prayer for us all today is that the next time we feel like hitting the like button or typing amen, we place the posting as our call to action. As we celebrate Christmas we understand that this is part of God's Master Plan for His creation, but it is also a wake up call for those that call themselves church, for those that call themselves followers of Jesus Christ.
There is still time, go out this day not only in amen, but in action. God is leading the way for us and the Messiah is the one who was sent to clear our paths. What love is in your heart this very moment? Don't let it sit idle and be forgotten, go out and act on it. Know that helping others in God's name is not just work it is a pleasure and our calling, not just our: “Hey I agree with what you are writing!”
Merry Christmas. The Messiah is our greatest gift, what are we going to do about it?
Pastor Tim.
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