Having a good Christmas week so far. My family is a little spread out but we got to see my sister and her family about a week ago, we saw my brother and his family over the last couple days, and will visit my wife’s family on Christmas day. My parents live nearby so we saw them both when my brother and sister were in town.

Whatever you do and whoever you are with I hope that you have a blessed Christmas.

God’s promises and His warnings are true 24/7 and 365 days a year so keep close to Him and honor Him during these holidays. Nowadays when I go to a family gathering I try to have the attitude of a servant. I want to be a blessing to my family. As a kid I was simply happy for having time off and presents. The time off from school was a bigger gift to me than anything else! Now I realize more how short life is and how rare the chances are to connect with people so I try to be ready to make the most of the chance to build relationships.

We are reminded in Psalm 118:24 that “This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” Time is in God’s hands, He created the seasons and is in control so it is His will that today is today. Jesus tells us in Matthew 6:34 to let today’s own troubles be sufficient for today. Don’t worry about yesterday or tomorrow, just take care of today with faith, obedience, and rejoicing in God’s blessings.

 

ALL-TIME FAVORITE CHRISTIANS

On another note, I was reading a biography of a great Christian leader and it got me thinking about who the most inspiring, motivating people in history are to me. I put together a quick list of 15 people. I kept it all to Christian leaders, although of course there are great leaders who didn’t claim to be followers of Christ (Ghandi, Churchill, etc.). I want to share with you my list over the next few weeks. I’m not saying that these 15 are better than any others but they are simply the ones that I have heard about and have motivated me. Who would be on your list?