I probably wouldn't except for some recent events and a picture that I was given related to those events.
The Christmas Story is about a faithful God whose desire to show this love propelled Him to do radical things--things like becoming human and walking shoulder to shoulder with them, telling them just how much He loves them; just how much he wants to help them; just what lengths he was willing to go in order to bring life to them.
This is the Christmas Story to me. It's so vivid and real, and full of hope that if I stop to think about it for a while, I can begin to get a sense of what that really looks like.
A few days ago, our church threw a party for our local neighborhood and I was once again struck by God's faithfulness. It shone through volunteers who sacrificed time and effort in order to let our neighbours know that they matter to them. God provided an unbelievably warm and calm September day in which many people experienced the warmth of his heart.
Can you imagine how excited God was to see his children reaching out in imitation of His reaching out to us? I know that He was smiling on us that day.
I knew that God was going to bless the Party, but He has a way of going above and beyond is His blessing. The night before the Party a few of us were setting up tents. A picture was taken of one of them just as it went up--I was unable to rotate it so you will have to turn your head to see it clearly.
Just like the Star that guided the Three Wise Men to where the baby Jesus lay in the Christmas Story, we see below another example of God's faithfulness, promising to guide our neighbourhood to a place where they could experience some of His love.
Yes, our God is faithful---
What a good story.
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