Well, I messed up. Shocker . . . hmm. . . but true. Our college pastor corrected the figures used in the devotion yesterday. Actually, the American Christmas spending budget has been 450 billion dollars rather than 4.5 billion dollars. Talk about being a little off. . . but wait there is more . . the National Retail Federation revealed their plan for American spending to increase 4 percent to $474.5 billion this year. Crazy . . . ridiculous . . . what does this mean about Americans?
Of course, we all know that Christ did not come for the sake of the economy. That would be a “duh” answer . . . and, yet, look at the facts and figures . . . Christ-followers need to think about what it means to follow Christ at Christmas.
So . . . what are we supposed to do?
First things first . . . ask God to reveal what you are to do. God reveals Himself to those who desire to go His way. Look at the followers in the ancient days . . . an angel and a pillar of cloud led them. God revealed His will when the angel and pillar of cloud changed positions and moved to the rear of the camp. Think of this . . . God actively revealed that the followers were to be protected from their oppressors.
God uses the mind of a follower to actively reveal His plan. The mind is created to connect and understand what God is revealing. You might say the pieces of the puzzle come together and the will of God is understood.
Refuse to buy into the American Christmas spending plan.
Seek God to reveal His will for Christmas.
Follow Him.
Learning with you to see the revealed way to celebrate Christmas,
Shalom,
Kerrie
(All devotions written by Kerrie Palmer ©2007 All Rights Reserved)
