Have you heard this one...at Christmas, Tom went to visit his brother, Frank, who lived in New York City. After being dropped off at Frank's apartment, Tom was horrified to see garbage piled up on the sidewalks as far as a person could see. Frank explained that the city was in the midst of a long garbage strike. Tom asked, "What do you do with your garbage?" Frank replied, "I've come up with a very ingenious idea. I take the garbage bag out of the can each evening and wrap it up in Christmas paper so that it looks like a gift. I then take it downstairs and put it in the back seat of my car with the door unlocked. Every morning the car is empty."
How blessed we are that Jesus never goes on strike. He takes the garbage of our lives - the sins we commit each day - and removes it from us. Not by tricking someone to take it off our hands. He takes those things that would have separated us from our heavenly Father and buries it at the foot of the cross. And now our sin account is empty.
Because of the love of our Lord and Savior, we can really celebrate His birth. Join us at Life in Christ - Christmas Eve @ 5, 8, or 11 pm and on Christmas Day @ 10 am. Blessings!
