I remember when my children were little watching the children’s movie, The Grinch That Stole Christmas. I remember little Cindy Lou Who who lived down in Who Ville and how she caught the Grinch stealing her family Christmas tree. She was so trusting and believed the ole Grinch was really Santa and he was just going to take the tree and fix a light and bring it back. Isn’t that just like the devil to steal from the children of God and make us to believe a lie?
The devil will do anything to steal our joy. I have an acrostic here for you, for fun from the word GRINCH. When you find yourself driven by these types of behaviors ask yourself what spirit is driving you?
G-Grouchy
R-Resentful
I-Indifferent
N-Negative
C-Complaining
H-Haughty
The thing that caused the Grinch to change was seeing the love and generosity and the true Spirit of Christmas displayed by the very people he had committed wrong against. He heard all the little Who's singing in Who Ville without any gifts, tinsel or trees. They knew the true meaning of Christmas.
This Christmas show the love of God to all, not just to those who are easy to love but to those who are not so easy to love. The true story of Christmas is so much more than comes from a store. I encourage you to read the story to your family or aloud to yourself and watch and see if your heart grows too.
Luke 2:1-20 (NKJV)” 2 And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. 3 So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city.
4 Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, 5 to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife,[a] who was with child. 6 So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. 7 And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And behold,[b] an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. 10 Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. 11 For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. 12 And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.”
13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying:
14 “Glory to God in the highest,
And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!”[c]
15 So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, “Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.” 16 And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger.17 Now when they had seen Him, they made widely[d] known the saying which was told them concerning this Child. 18 And all those who heard it marveled at those things which were told them by the shepherds. 19 But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart. 20 Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them.”
The devil will do anything to steal our joy. I have an acrostic here for you, for fun from the word GRINCH. When you find yourself driven by these types of behaviors ask yourself what spirit is driving you?
G-Grouchy
R-Resentful
I-Indifferent
N-Negative
C-Complaining
H-Haughty
The thing that caused the Grinch to change was seeing the love and generosity and the true Spirit of Christmas displayed by the very people he had committed wrong against. He heard all the little Who's singing in Who Ville without any gifts, tinsel or trees. They knew the true meaning of Christmas.
This Christmas show the love of God to all, not just to those who are easy to love but to those who are not so easy to love. The true story of Christmas is so much more than comes from a store. I encourage you to read the story to your family or aloud to yourself and watch and see if your heart grows too.
Luke 2:1-20 (NKJV)” 2 And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. 3 So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city.
4 Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, 5 to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife,[a] who was with child. 6 So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. 7 And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And behold,[b] an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. 10 Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. 11 For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. 12 And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.”
13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying:
14 “Glory to God in the highest,
And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!”[c]
15 So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, “Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.” 16 And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger.17 Now when they had seen Him, they made widely[d] known the saying which was told them concerning this Child. 18 And all those who heard it marveled at those things which were told them by the shepherds. 19 But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart. 20 Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them.”
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