one idea for [SEEing] this season!
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What are you looking at? Today - what is your focus?
Tis the season to stare at lists. Both physically and mentally! If you aren’t looking at a physical list - your view might be the lists you are making inside your brain!
It is so hard to SEE the Child of the season!
And isn’t that what we really want… to see and celebrate and get to a place of worship!?
If you look at the words of Matthew 2 - you will notice the relationship between seeing and worship.
As we get closer to the day of Christmas - schedules get even more crazy.
I have one simple idea for you and me. An idea that can easily turn our eyes.
This will take little effort, but will have supernatural results!
We need a physical sign to look at… even in the parking lots, shopping lines or in a few stolen moments alone.
Just like the star was a sign to the magi. The magi SAW the star and it led them to the Child.
Read these words below from Matthew 2.
Write them down in a journal, notebook or on any piece of paper you can carry with you.
Carry the paper around with you - purse, pocket, bag.
Throughout the day - LOOK at it. Turn the phrases to prayers as you go through the days leading to Christmas.
Pray these phrases for those around you this season!
Keep coming back to these words on your paper! Marinate in them! See where they take you.
Let these words lead you into the new year!
Read the words below from Matthew 2 and then decide whether you will write them down, carry them with you and in you.
Remember - this will only take MOMENTS here and there. You don’t need to carve out one big piece of time to experience communication with God this season!
Slowly read and picture the words. Notice the verbs and the progression.
It is the progression that all of us want to enter into this season.
Turn your eyes on these words - they WILL lead you to SEEing the Child.
Matthew 2:2, 9-11
“For we saw His star in the east
and have come to WORSHIP Him.”
… they went on their way.
And there it was - the star they had seen in the east!
It led them
until it came and stopped above the place where the child was.
When they
SAW the star
they were overjoyed beyond measure.
Entering the house,
they SAW the Child
with Mary, His mother,
and FALLING to their knees,
they WORSHIPPED Him.
They OPENED their treasures
and PRESENTED Him with gifts.
I pray that you would ENTER in.
SEE the Child.
Fall down and WORSHIP.
And then communing with Him in conversation -
Open your treasures
and present your gifts!
Merry Christmas!