Almost indefinitely, they play and they play and they play. By the time Christmas comes, we can barely stand what we're hearing, right? I'm talking about Christmas songs, you know, like "Up on the Housetop," "Silent Night," and "Jingle Bells." We know them well, and they're stuck in our heads for weeks into the new year.
This is coming from the girl who starts playing Christmas music before Halloween and can be caught singing these songs all year 'round.
I LOVE CHRISTMAS, but my only perbetuate is when we fail to really, and I mean really, know what we're singing around Christmas time. Just like much of what we sing in church and listen to on the radio, a lot of Christmas music bears the name of our Savior, carries a rich, sweet depiction of who God is, and is woven together with elements of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Can we please (in all seriousness) stop and think about what the words to some of the most popular Christmas songs are saying? Just a few thousand years ago, the God who made the oceans deep and the God who made the stars twinkle and the God who made apples red and oranges orange emptied Himself and became a helpless little baby boy. You know the rest of the story. Can we worship our King?
"O come, let us adore Him."
"Glory to God, all glory to God."
"O come all ye faithful."
"Who would not love Thee, loving us so dearly?"
"Son of God, love's pure light. Radiant beams from Thy holy face with the dawn of redeeming grace."
"O come, Desire of nations, bind in one the hearts of all mankind."
"Let every heart prepare Him room."
"He comes to make His blessings flow."
"Peace on earth and mercy mild. God and sinners reconciled."
"Light and life to all He brings. Ris'n with healing in His wings."
"O come, O come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel."
The King has come. The King was here. And He left us with His victory and His Spirit. Can we worship Him?
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