This weekend I stumbled upon a local Christmas play called “Christmas Belles.” Four sisters living in Fayro, Texas are all working together to bring the church Christmas show together. Big hair, hilarity, and tacky sweaters abounded and made my Southern heart smile. One thing after another continued to go wrong for the sisters and it seemed that the church pageant would be a bust. Throughout the show, one of the wise men kept pulling a little red wagon behind him and collecting little items around the set to place in his wagon. The church showtime finally arrived and with two of the wise men, the camel that was really a polar bear, the angel, and Joseph all down for the count due to food poisoning from the pancake dinner, there was only one person left to recite the Christmas story: the wise man with the little red wagon.
He walked onto the scene pulling his wagon behind him. He walked up to the manger and began taking the items he had been collecting and laid them in the manger with Jesus. Surrounded by a chafing dish full of Frito pie, a children’s story book, a power drill, and a blanket, Jesus had received everything that the wise man had to give. And that’s when God reminded me of a simple truth–what am I giving to God this Christmas?
I doubt many of us put God on our gift list this year. I’ll be the first to admit that I easily allow myself to sometimes get caught up in the commercialism of Christmas. But this year I want it to be different.
God doesn’t demand that I bring him anything. He doesn’t force me to present Him with gifts. He simply wants me to bring what I have to Him.
During this Christmas season, what are you going to bring to Jesus?
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